Iván Franco Sopegno (born 25 September 1963) is an Argentine professional

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and former player.

Playing career

Sopegno played for a number of clubs in

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including C.S.D. Municipal,

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and Izabal JC. He also played in

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for Cienciano de Cuzco and Municipal de Lima. He started and ended his football in his homeland of

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for

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and

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respectively.

Managerial career

He has spent the majority of his career coaching

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, where he has won multiple league titles, most notably in

with

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(5 titles). His five championships in Guatemala are the third most by any coach behind

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's eight and

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's six. On 21 May 2014 he was named by the

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as the new coach of the Guatemala national team

In December 2023 it was announced that Sopegno had been hired as manager of Comunicaciones FC.

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1963 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Argentine football managers Guatemala national football team managers 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers Men's association football goalkeepers C.S.D. Galcasa players Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub