Santiago Solari

Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio (born 7 October 1976) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a left midfielder and is currently the manager of Mexican side Club América.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solari and the second or maternal family name is Poggio.

Santiago Solari
Solari in 2019
Personal information
Full name Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio
Date of birth (1976-10-07) 7 October 1976
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 América (manager)
Youth career
1994 Richard Stockton College
1994–1995 Newell's Old Boys
1995–1996 Renato Cesarini
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 River Plate 67 (13)
1999–2000 Atlético Madrid 46 (7)
2000–2005 Real Madrid 131 (10)
2005–2008 Inter Milan 39 (4)
2008–2009 San Lorenzo 26 (4)
2009–2010 Atlante 33 (5)
2010–2011 Peñarol 9 (0)
Total 351 (43)
National team
1999–2004 Argentina 11 (1)
Teams managed
2013–2016 Real Madrid (youth)
2016–2018 Real Madrid B
2018–2019 Real Madrid
2020– América
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent the better part of his 16-year professional career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 177 matches and 17 goals mainly with Real Madrid, but also played in Italy for Inter Milan, winning 13 major titles with both teams.

Solari began working as a coach in 2013, going on to spend several years associated with Real Madrid in different capacities.

Playing career

Early career and River

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Solari played youth football for Newell's Old Boys and Renato Cesarini, after returning from the United States where he attended Richard Stockton College in New Jersey.[1] He joined Club Atlético River Plate midway through the 1995–96 season, making his Primera División debut on 12 May.

Solari appeared in 24 league games in his first full campaign, helping River to both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

Atlético Madrid

Solari moved to Spain late in the 1999 January transfer window, signing with Atlético Madrid. He played his first La Liga game on 7 February, in a 1–2 away loss against UD Salamanca.[2]

Solari had his best individual season in 1999–2000 when he scored six goals in 34 matches, but the Colchoneros were relegated from the top level.

Real Madrid

Subsequently, Solari moved across the city to join Real Madrid. After a poor first season he became a regular, albeit as a substitute; in the final of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, in which he played the full 90 minutes, he was involved in the play that led to Zinedine Zidane's wonder strike against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in an eventual 2–1 win.[3]

Solari's best season with Real was 2003–04, but his five goals from 34 appearances – 15 starts, 1,539 minutes of action – could only help the side to the fourth position in the league. During his five-year spell he also played 49 matches in the Champions League, netting seven times.[4]

Inter and later years

Solari signed a three-year contract with Inter Milan in the summer of 2005 for €6 million,[5][6] being sparingly used during his three-year stint (maximum 21 games in his second season) but winning three consecutive Serie A titles to add to his trophy cabinet, the 2006 edition due to the Calciopoli scandal.

On 30 June 2008, Solari's contract with the Nerazzurri expired and he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro shortly after. On 9 July of the following year, he moved teams and countries again and signed with Atlante F.C. from Mexico, again on a free transfer.

In early September 2010, 34-year-old Solari signed with Uruguayan club Peñarol for one year, yet again as a free agent.[7] He retired after only a couple of months.

International

Solari won 11 caps for Argentina, during five years. He was not selected for any major international tournaments, however.[8]

Coaching career

Solari started working as a manager in 2013, first being in charge of Real Madrid's youths.[9][10] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he was appointed at the reserves who competed in Segunda División B.[11]

On 29 October 2018, Solari was named caretaker manager of the first team after the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui. He assumed the role the next day,[12] and became the official coach 14 days later because in Spain no club was allowed to have a caretaker for more than two weeks.[13][14]

Solari was sacked on 11 March 2019.[15] He won the FIFA Club World Cup during his tenure, extending Real's reign in the competition to three consecutive titles.[16]

On 29 December 2020, Solari was unveiled as the new manager of Club América after signing a two-year contract, replacing the sacked Miguel Herrera.[17]

Style of play

A dynamic and versatile winger, with excellent technical ability, Solari was mainly known for his dribbling skills, although he was also an accurate passer and was capable of striking the ball from distance with both feet.[18]

Broadcasting

Since 2010, Solari worked as pundit for ESPN.[19][20]

Personal life
Solari playing in the 2014 Match Against Poverty

Nicknamed Indiecito (Little Indian in Spanish), Solari came from a sporting family: his uncle Jorge, his father Eduardo and two of his four siblings, younger Esteban and David, are also footballers.[21][22][23] His younger sister, Liz, worked as an actress.[24]

His uncle Jorge played for several clubs during his career, mostly Club Atlético River Plate, whilst his cousin Natalia married Fernando Redondo who also represented Real Madrid. All but David played for Argentina.[25][26]

Career statistics

Club
Club performance[27][28] League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Argentina League — CONMEBOL Other Total
1996–97River PlatePrimera División242—10—252
1997–98276—91—367
1998–99165———165
Spain League Copa del Rey UEFA Other Total
1998–99Atlético MadridLa Liga1213010—161
1999–20003464070—456
2000–01Real MadridLa Liga1411010100252
2001–022819014420535
2002–032803111020441
2003–04345929210539
2004–052732250—345
Italy League Coppa Italia UEFA Other Total
2005–06Inter MilanSerie A133726000265
2006–07211504000301
2007–0850515000151
Argentina League — CONMEBOL Other Total
2008–09San LorenzoPrimera División264—30—294
Mexico League — CONCACAF Other Total
2009–10AtlantePrimera División294——50344
2010–1141———41
Uruguay League — CONMEBOL Other Total
2010–11PeñarolPrimera División90—20—110
Total Argentina 9317—131—10618
Spain 177173155775027029
Italy 39417315000717
Mexico 335——50385
Uruguay 90—20—110
Career total 3514348887810049659

International
Argentina[29]
YearAppsGoals
199910
200011
200100
200230
200340
200420
Total111

International goals
Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after the Solari goal.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 December 2000Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Mexico1–02–0Friendly[30]

Managerial statistics
As of 6 February 2021[31]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Real Madrid Castilla 19 July 2016 29 October 2018 86 32 29 25 112 92 +20 037.21 [32]
Real Madrid 30 October 2018 11 March 2019 32 22 2 8 71 37 +34 068.75 [33]
América 29 December 2020 Present 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 050.00 [34]
Total 122 56 32 34 187 131 +56 045.90 —

Honours

Player

River Plate

Real Madrid

Inter Milan

Manager

Real Madrid

References
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  2. Miguelez, José (8 February 1999). "Al Atlético le sacan los colores" [Atlético drained]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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  8. "Padres e hijos que jugaron para la selección argentina" [Fathers and sons who played for the Argentine national team]. La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 8 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. "Santiago Solari entrenará al Juvenil A del Real Madrid" [Santiago Solari will coach Real Madrid's Juvenil A]. Diario Popular (in Spanish). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. Borinsky, Diego (13 May 2016). "Santiago Solari, a paso firme en la Casa Blanca" [Santiago Solari, going steady in the White House]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  11. Gómez Bermejo, Carlos V. (19 July 2016). "Solari ya es nuevo entrenador del Castilla" [Solari is already the new manager of Castilla] (in Spanish). Capital Deporte. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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  22. Santiago Solari está feliz: Bombini (Santiago Solari is happy: Bombini); Medio Tiempo, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  23. Kiryat Shmona shaking up Israel; UEFA, 1 February 2012
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