Ramón Cabrero

Ramón Armando Cabrero Muñíz (Santander, Cantabria 11 November 1947 – 1 November 2017) was a Spanish - Argentine footballer. He was the manager of Atlético Nacional in Colombia until April 5, 2010. Cabrero is widely considered one of the greatest idols and a symbol of Lanús.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrero and the second or maternal family name is Muñíz.
Ramón Cabrero
Personal information
Full name Ramón Armando Cabrero Muñíz
Date of birth (1947-11-11)11 November 1947
Place of birth Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Date of death 1 November 2017(2017-11-01) (aged 69)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Lanús 92 (6)
1969 Newell's Old Boys 13 (1)
1970–1974 Atlético Madrid 4 (0)
1974–1976 Elche 11 (0)
1976 Mallorca
1976–1978 San Martín MDZ
1979–1982 Independiente Rivadavia
Teams managed
1985–1987 Deportivo Italiano
1987–1988 Lanús
1988–1989 Deportivo Maipú
1989–1990 Central Córdoba (SdE)
1990–1991 Colón Santa Fe
2005 Dinamo Tirana
2005–2008 Lanús
2009–2010 Atlético Nacional
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:28, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Cabrero was born in the Spanish city of Santander, but when he was 4 years old he moved to Argentina.

Playing career

Cabrero played 5 years with Lanús before joining Newell's Old Boys. He then played for three clubs in Spain; Atlético Madrid, Elche CF and Mallorca. He returned to Argentina and played in Mendoza with Independiente Rivadavia and San Martín.

Managerial career

Cabrero's first success as a manager came when he led Deportivo Italiano into the Primera División Argentina by winning the Primera B Nacional in 1986.[2] He then had spells in charge of Deportivo Maipú, Central Córdoba (SdE) and Colón de Santa Fe.

Cabrero then had several years as a youth team coach with Racing Club and Lanús.

Cabrero returned to first team management with Albanian side Dinamo Tirana in 2005 but was sacked for failing to reach the 2nd round of the Intertoto Cup.[3] He then took over as coach of Lanús in 2005.

In 2007 Cabrero led Lanús to their first ever top flight league championship; the Primera División Argentina Apertura 2007.[4]

In May, 2009, Cabrero became manager of Atletico Nacional, from Medellin, Colombia.[5]

Managerial titles
Season Team Title
Apertura 1986Sportivo ItalianoPrimera B Nacional
Apertura 2007LanúsPrimera División Argentina

References
  1. "Murió Ramón Cabrero, un símbolo de la história de Lanús". La Nación. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. Interview with La Nacion (in Spanish)
  3. UEFA article
  4. Championship winning coaches in Argentina at rsssf
  5. Ramón Cabrero se convirtió en el nuevo técnico de Atlético Nacional Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine at Caracol TV (in Spanish)
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