Raul Blanco (born 4 December 1941 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born Australia Association football coach. He is well known for coaching the Socceroos from March 1998 to June 1999. He was also coaching the Olyroos (Under-23 side) at the same time,[1] and coached them during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Blanco was also employed by New Zealand Football as a technical assistant in their successful campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa while coaching Macarthur Rams.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raul Blanco | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | Arsenal de Sarandí | ||
| 1968–1971 | Prague FC | ||
| 1972–1973 | Pan-Hellenic | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1980 | St George | ||
| 1981 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 1981–1983 | Australia Youth Team | ||
| 1984–1985 | Parramatta Eagles | ||
| 1992 | N.S.W. State Coach | ||
| 1996-1997 | Australien | ||
| 1996–2000 | Australia U23 | ||
| 2002–2003 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2009– | Macarthur Rams | ||
| New Zealand (assistant) | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 13 March 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:09, 13 March 2009 (UTC) | |||
Blanco played for Argentine football club Arsenal de Sarandí between 1962 and 1966, he then emigrated to Australia where he played for Prague F.C. between 1968 and 1971 and Pan-Hellenic between 1972 and 1973.
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