Walter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero (born August 2, 1962) is a Colombian-born Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Temperley, and former centre forward.
 Perazzo in 1986 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero | ||
| Date of birth | August 2, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Güemes (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1988 | San Lorenzo | 240 | (77) |
| 1982 | → Estudiantes LP (loan) | ||
| 1983 | → Santa Fe (loan) | ||
| 1988–1990 | Boca Juniors | 56 | (12) |
| 1990 | Argentinos Juniors | 8 | (1) |
| 1991 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 1992 | Bolívar | ||
| 1994 | Daewoo Royals | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Argentina U-23 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Argentina U-20 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Argentina U-22 | ||
| 2012–2015 | Olimpo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ferro Carril Oeste[1] | ||
| 2017 | Aldosivi | ||
| 2018–2019 | Nueva Chicago | ||
| 2019–2021 | Temperley | ||
| 2021–2022 | Almagro | ||
| 2022– | Güemes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
Perazzo was born in Bogotá, Colombia while his father Alberto was a football player for local club Independiente Santa Fe. Both of his parents are Argentine.
He started his career in 1979 in San Lorenzo, where he debuted in Primera División on November 18, with only 17 years old, after replacing Miguel Gette. San Lorenzo beat Club Cipolletti 4–0 at Estadio Gasómetro. His first goal in Primera was scored v Ferro Carril Oeste on February 24, 1980.[2] He played in San Lorenzo until 1982 when he was traded on loan to Estudiantes de La Plata due to then coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo did not have him into account. Perazzo was part of the team that won the 1982 Metropolitano coached by Carlos Bilardo.[3] One year later, he emigrated to Colombia to play for Independiente Santa Fe
At the end of 1983, Perazzo returned to San Lorenzo where he reached its peak, scoring 77 goals in 240 matches that helped him become an idol for its supporters.[4][5] He stayed in Boedo until 1988, when he was transferred to Boca Juniors for US$200,000.[2] Perazzo played two seasons (1988–90) for Boca Juniors but the great expectations were not fulfilled,[2] scoring 12 goals in 56 matches.[2]
In 1991, he moved to Argentinos Juniors where he only scored one goal in 8 matches. That same year Perazzo returned to Colombia to play in Deportivo Cali (1991), then moving to Club Bolívar (1992–93). In 1994, Perazzo debuted in South Korean K League playing for Daewoo Royals.[6] He then played for Canadian team Montreal Supra before retiring from football.[7]
After retiring, Perazzo became manager, coaching the Argentina U20 in 2010–11.[2]
Titles edit
- Estudiantes LP
- Boca Juniors
- Bolívar
- Liga Profesional (1): 1992
References edit
- ^ "Ferro va a ser candidato al ascenso", dice Walter Perazzo, el nuevo DT‚ lanacion.com.ar
- ^ a b c d e UN SIMBOLO DEL GOL CUERVO EN LOS OCHENTAS… on Xenen
- ^ Aquel glorioso equipo on Estudiantes LP
- ^ Perazzo: "San Lorenzo me formó, es mi segunda casa" by Fabricio Smolar, 8 June 2020
- ^ "WALTER PERAZZO" (in Spanish). Museo de San Lorenzo. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ Walter Perazzo profile and statistics in K League
- ^ Walter Perazzo, esfuerzo y compromiso on Vavel
External links edit
- Walter Osvaldo Perazzo at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Walter Perazzo coach profile at Soccerway
- Walter Perazzo at FootballDatabase.eu