Oscar Fulloné

Luis Oscar Fulloné
Personal information
Full name Luis Oscar Fulloné
Date of birth (1939-04-04) 4 April 1939
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Youth career
Estudiantes de La Plata
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 Independiente Medellín ? (?)
1963–1964 Real Oviedo ? (?)
1967–1969 Aston Villa 0 (0)
Teams managed
1980–1981 FC Sion
1994–1998 ASEC Mimosas
1998–2000 Raja Casablanca
2000 Al-Ahly (Tripoli)
2000 Al Ain
2000–2001 Al-Masry
2001–2002 Burkina Faso
2002–2003 Wydad Casablanca
2003–2004 Espérance Sportive de Tunis
2004–2005 Mamelodi Sundowns
2005–2006 Raja Casablanca
2007 Maghreb Fez
2007–2008 Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)
2008 Wydad Casablanca
2008–2009 USM Alger
2009–2010 KAC Kenitra

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Father to Christian Fullone Luis Oscar Fulloné (born 4 April 1939 in La Plata) is an Argentine football coach and former player. he played for Independiente Medellín and Real Oviedo before moving to England to play for Aston Villa in 1967. Known as Oscar Arce during his time in England he remained in the country following his retirement from playing and was a coach for both Sheffield United and Sunderland. He became manager of Swiss side FC Sion in 1980 before spells as manager of numerous clubs in Africa.

Career

In 1968 he joined Aston Villa F.C. of England, but never played for the first team.[1]

After retiring as a player Fulloné became a football coach and then manager. He was on the staff at Sheffield United F.C. between 1978 and 1979 when the club tried to sign Diego Maradona but ended up with Alejandro Sabella instead.[2] He was also involved in the transfer of Argentine World Cup winners Ricardo Villa and Osvaldo Ardiles to Spurs.[2]

Fulloné served as manager of Swiss side FC Sion between 1980 and 1981.[3] Since then he has spent most of his career managing African teams, including the Burkina Faso national team.[4]

Fulloné managed USM Alger, and was appointed manager of KAC Kenitra in 2010.

Honours

References

  1. Aston Villa player profile
  2. 1 2 Clarebrough and Kirkham (1999). A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889–1999. Hallamshire Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-9508588-2-X.
  3. Managers of Swiss clubs at rsssf
  4. Fullone appointed to Al Ittihad at The World Game
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