Arturo Salah
Arturo Salah Cassani (born 4 December 1949) is a Chilean former footballer and manager. Since January 2016 he is the president of Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Arturo Salah Cassani | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Audax Italiano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1971 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1972–1974 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1975–1981 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1982–1983 | Palestino | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1990 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1990–1993 | Chile | ||
| 1992–1994 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1994–1996 | Monterrey | ||
| 1999–2000 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2004–2007 | Huachipato | ||
| 2007–2008 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2010–2011 | Huachipato | ||
| 2012 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Manager career
He began his managerial career with Colo-Colo. He won two national championships (1986 & 1989), finished runner-up twice (1987 & 1988), and won the Copa Chile three times with Colo-Colo. After that impressive run with Colo-Colo, Salah took charge of the Chilean national team from 1990 to 1993. In 1991, he led "La Roja" to a third place in the Copa America. He stayed in charged of "La Roja" for 30 games, of which he won 12, tied 7, and lost 11.
After that he was hired as the coach of Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the team lasted one year before he moved to coach Mexican team Monterrey.
In 2001, Salah was hired as National Director of Chiledeportes, turning back to coaching in 2003. In Huachipato Salah raised the team's level of play and reached the 2006 Copa Sudamerica, being eliminated by Colo-Colo. He stayed with the team until 2007 when he was hired by Universidad de Chile.
In his career, he has coached 421 games, won 209, tied 124, and lost 88.
Honours
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