Alfio Basile

Alfio Basile
Basile in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-11-01) 1 November 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–1964 Bella Vista de Bahía Blanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1970 Racing Club 163 (19)
1971–1975 Huracán 97 (4)
International career
1968–1973 Argentina 8 (1)
Managerial career
1975–1976 Chacarita Juniors
1976 Rosario Central
1978 Racing Club
1979 Racing de Córdoba
1980 Instituto de Córdoba
1981 Racing de Córdoba
1982 Huracán
1982 Nacional
1983 Racing de Córdoba
1983 Talleres de Córdoba
1984–1986 Vélez Sársfield
1986–1989 Racing Club
1989–1990 Vélez Sársfield
1991–1994 Argentina
1995 Atlético de Madrid
1996–1997 Racing Club
1998 San Lorenzo
2000–2001 América
2004 Colón de Santa Fe
2005–2006 Boca Juniors
2006–2008 Argentina
2009–2010 Boca Juniors
2012 Racing Club
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina (as manager)
Copa América
Winner 1991 Chile
Winner 1993 Ecuador
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1992 Saudi Arabia
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1993 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfio "Coco" Basile[1] (born 1 November 1943) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He played for Racing Club de Avellaneda and Huracán before becoming a manager. He coached many teams during his career, being most notable Racing Club de Avellaneda (where he won the Supercopa Libertadores, the first international title for the club since 1967), the Argentina national team (with 4 titles won) and Boca Juniors, where he won five titles in two years.

Basile holds the distinction of being the only manager to coach both Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, having called both up to the national team during his two separate tenures as Argentina's manager. The last team managed by Basile was Racing Club de Avellaneda, which he left in 2012.

  1. ^ "El "Coco" Basile".