Julio César Falcioni (born 20 July 1956 in

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) is an Argentine

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and former footballer who played as a

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. He last managed Banfield.

Playing career

Club career

Falcioni started his career at Vélez Sársfield in the Primera division in 1976. In 1980, he moved to América de Cali in

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, where he won five league titles. Between 1985 and 1987, Falcioni was part of the América team that were runners up in the

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three consecutive seasons. In 1990, Falcioni returned to Argentina to play for Gimnasia y Esgrima, and in 1991 he had short spells with

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in Colombia and with his first club Vélez Sársfield.

International career

Falcioni made one appearance for the

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in 1989.

Managerial career

Falcioni embarked on his managerial career in 1997 at the lower divisions of Vélez Sarsfield. He remained at the club until 2000. He then had stints as manager of Olimpo, Banfield, Independiente,

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and

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. In 2009, he returned to Banfield and later that year led them to the Apertura 2009 championship, making them Argentine league champions for the first time in their history. On 22 December 2010, he left Banfield to become the manager of

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. Within months he had caused controversy by leaving star player Juan Román Riquelme out of the team to face

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in the third round of the Clausura 2011 tournament even though the fans favourite was not suffering from any injuries. Under his management, Boca Juniors won the Apertura 2011 of the Primera División Argentina for the first time since Apertura 2008. Undefeated and with only 4 goals against in 17 games, they were crowned champions after beating Banfield 3–0 in La Bombonera, two games before the tournament's end. At the end of the Torneo Inicial 2012, Boca decided not to renew his contract. On 27 May 2014 Falcioni was named manager of Chilean Club Universidad Católica

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;América de Cali * Primera A: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 *

: Runner-up

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, Runner-up 1986, Runner-up

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;Argentina *

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: Third-place

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Manager

;Banfield * Primera División Argentina: Apertura 2009 ;Boca Juniors * Primera División Argentina: Apertura 2011 *

: Runner-up

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: 2011–12

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcioni, Julio Cesar 1956 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1989 Copa América players Men's association football goalkeepers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers América de Cali footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Once Caldas footballers Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield managers Club Olimpo managers Club Atlético Banfield managers Club Atlético Independiente managers Club Atlético Colón managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Boca Juniors managers All Boys managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Quilmes Atlético Club managers Argentine Primera División managers Chilean Primera División managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Chile 20th-century Argentine sportsmen