{{Short description|Argentine footballer and manager (born 1941)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jorge Solari | image = Jorge Raul Solari.jpg | caption = Solari with Vélez Sarsfield | full_name = Jorge Raúl Solari | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|11|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1960–1961 | clubs1 = Newell's Old Boys | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1962–1963 | clubs2 = Vélez Sarsfield | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1964–1969 | clubs3 = River Plate | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1970 | clubs4 = Estudiantes | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1971–1972 | clubs5 = Torreón | caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1 = 1966–1969 | nationalteam1 = Argentina | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 |manageryears1 = 1973 |managerclubs1 = Rosario Central |manageryears2 = |managerclubs2 = Tecos UAG |manageryears3 = |managerclubs3 = Atlético Junior |manageryears4 = 1977–1978 |managerclubs4 = Millonarios |manageryears5 = 1978–1979 |managerclubs5 = Club Renato Cesarini |manageryears6 = 1980 |managerclubs6 = Vélez Sársfield |manageryears7 = 1981–1983 |managerclubs7 = Club Renato Cesarini |manageryears8 = 1983–1987 |managerclubs8 = Newell's Old Boys |manageryears9 = 1987–1989 |managerclubs9 = Independiente |manageryears10 = 1990–1992 |managerclubs10 = Tenerife |manageryears11 = |managerclubs11 = Club Renato Cesarini |manageryears12 = 1993 |managerclubs12 = Newell's Old Boys |manageryears13 = 1994 |managerclubs13 = Saudi Arabia |manageryears14 = 1995 |managerclubs14 = Yokohama Marinos |manageryears15 = 1995 |managerclubs15 = Rosario Central |manageryears16 = 1997 |managerclubs16 = Club América |manageryears17 = 1998 |managerclubs17 = Aldosivi |manageryears18 = |managerclubs18 = Club Renato Cesarini |manageryears19 = 2000 |managerclubs19 = Huachipato |manageryears20 = 2002 |managerclubs20 = Argentinos Juniors |manageryears21 = 2003 |managerclubs21 = Barcelona SC |manageryears22 = 2003–2004 |managerclubs22 = Almagro |manageryears23 = 2004 |managerclubs23 = Tiro Federal |manageryears24 = 2004–2005 |managerclubs24 = Barcelona SC |manageryears25 = 2005 |managerclubs25 = Almagro |manageryears26 = 2005–2006 |managerclubs26 = Tiro Federal |manageryears27 = 2006–2008 |managerclubs27 = Atlético Tucumán |manageryears28 = 2016 |managerclubs28 = Coronel Aguirre }}
'''Jorge Raúl Solari''' (born 11 November 1941) is an Argentine former football player and manager.
==Playing career==
Solari, nicknamed ''"'''El Indio'''"'' ("The Indian"), played as a midfielder for several clubs in Argentina, he started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1960. In 1962, he signed for Vélez Sársfield and in 1964 he joined River Plate. Solari represented Argentina in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Solari left River in 1969 and had a short spell with Estudiantes before his retirement.
He also played in the Primera División de México for Torreón.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|author=Rosas, Sergio Luis|title=Recuerdos del Ayer|url=http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/501440.html|language=es|date=17 February 2010}}</ref>
==Managerial career== Solari's managerial style was often characterized by tactical discipline and an ability to instill professionalism and competitive spirit in his teams.
=== Early Career and South America === Solari began his coaching career in the early 1970s, managing his former club Rosario Central and later moving to Mexico with Tecos UAG. His early career also included successful spells in Colombian football with Millonarios (1977–1978) and Atlético Junior (early 1980s). His title win with Independiente in the 1988–89 season was a career highlight, securing the club's 14th domestic championship.
He had a significant and foundational tenure at Newell's Old Boys (1983–1987), where he helped build the core of the team that would later achieve domestic and international success.
=== Stint in Spain: CD Tenerife === Solari managed CD Tenerife in La Liga from 1990 to 1992. He is credited with successfully stabilizing the team and ensuring its status in the top flight. Solari left the club in April 1992, just weeks before his successor, Jorge Valdano, managed the famous final match against Real Madrid that denied the Spanish giant the league title in the final round. Solari's work, however, laid the groundwork for the club's stability.
=== The 1994 World Cup: Saudi Arabia === In 1994, Solari took charge of the Saudi Arabia national football team just before the FIFA World Cup in the United States. His tenure is considered a historic success for Asian football. In their first-ever World Cup appearance, Solari guided the team out of the group stage, defeating both Morocco and Belgium. Saudi Arabia was eliminated by Sweden in the Round of 16, but their performance remains one of the most successful World Cup campaigns by an Asian team.
=== Later Managerial Career === Following the World Cup, Solari continued to manage extensively across several countries. This included a return to Rosario Central in 1995 and a stint with Club América in Mexico (1996). Solari also enjoyed success in the lower tiers of Argentine football, including guiding Almagro to promotion to the Primera División in 2004 and winning the Torneo Argentino A with Atlético Tucumán in 2008.
==Personal life== Solari came from a sporting family: his brother Eduardo, three of his nephews, Santiago, Esteban and David, were also footballers,<ref>[http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/esteban_solari/452665 Biography at Pathfinder] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609220312/http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/esteban_solari/452665 |date=9 June 2012 }} (in Greek)</ref><ref>[http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2009/07/17/santiago-solari-esta-feliz-bombini Santiago Solari está feliz: Bombini (Santiago Solari is happy: Bombini)]; Medio Tiempo, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204023551/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=isr/news/newsid=1746937.html Kiryat Shmona shaking up Israel]; UEFA, 1 February 2012</ref> as was his grandson Augusto, while his daughter Natalia married Fernando Redondo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Levinsky |first1=Sergio |title=El "Clan Solari", una de las familias más futboleras del mundo|trans-title=The 'Solari Clan', one of the most footballing families in the world |url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2019/03/02/el-clan-solari-una-de-las-familias-mas-futboleras-del-mundo/ |access-date=6 April 2021 |publisher=Infobae |date=2 March 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref> His niece, Liz, worked as an actress.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/loc/famosos/2018/10/31/5bd88af922601dbf698b45ac.html|title=La "barbie perfecta": así es la hermana de Solari, el nuevo entrenador del Real Madrid|trans-title=The "perfect barbie": meet the sister of Solari, the new manager of Real Madrid|newspaper=El Mundo|last=Álvarez|first=Lorena|language=es|date=31 October 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>
==Managerial statistics== {{expand section|date=October 2018}} <ref>[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=418 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- |align="left"|Yokohama Marinos |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|1995 {{WDL|16|11|0|5}} |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|16|11|0|5}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070101085312/http://vendehumo.blogcindario.com/2005/10/00015-jorge-solari.html Profile in Spanish] *{{J.League manager}} *{{GSA player|jorge-solari/9460}}
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