José Antonio Salerno Dullan (4 June 1914 – 19 February 1984) was an Argentine

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and

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Playing career

A left winger, Salerno played for Argentinos de Banfield and retired at a young age due to a leg fracture.

Managerial career

As coach

As a football coach, Salerno started his career as coach of the

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youth ranks under Emérico Hirsch. He also served as assistant coach in

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and

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. He sometimes led Rosario Central due to the fact that the head coach,

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, coached

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at the same time. Salerno came to Chile in June 1953 to coach Green Cross in the top division. In the mid-1956, Salerno was appointed the manager of the Chile national team and led them in a friendly against

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on 26 August 1956 and the

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. Following the Chile national team, Salerno led O'Higgins from 1958 to 1960 and Green Cross in 1960, winning the

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As leader

Salerno served as sport manager of Deportes Concepción in the 1960's. Salerno served as a representative of the Asociación Central de Fútbol de Chile (Central Football Association of Chile).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salerno, Jose 1914 births 1984 deaths Footballers from Lomas de Zamora Argentine men's footballers Men's association football wingers Argentine football coaches Argentine football managers Rosario Central managers Green Cross managers Chile national football team managers O'Higgins F.C. managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Chile