{{Short description|Argentine football manager (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Walter Fiori | fullname = Walter Omar Fiori | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Mar del Plata, Argentina | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1980–1985 | clubs1 = Tigre | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1985–1987 | clubs2 = Talleres | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 13 | years3 = 1987 | clubs3 = Junior | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1987–1989 | clubs4 = Racing Club | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1989–1990 | clubs5 = Chaco For Ever | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1990–1991 | clubs6 = Instituto | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 7 | years7 = 1991–1992 | clubs7 = Tigre | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1992–1993 | clubs8 = San Miguel | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 1993–1995 | clubs9 = Colegiales | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 1995–1996 | clubs10 = Deportivo Italiano | caps10 = 2 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 1996 | clubs11 = Colegiales | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 1997 | clubs12 = El Porvenir | caps12 = 13 | goals12 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2007–2009 | managerclubs1 = Sporting Cristal (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2007 | managerclubs2 = Sporting Cristal (interim) | manageryears3 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs3 = LDU Quito (youth) | manageryears4 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs4 = San Lorenzo (youth) | manageryears5 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs5 = Ituzaingó (youth) | manageryears6 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs6 = Ituzaingó | manageryears7 = 2017 | managerclubs7 = Sport Rosario (assistant) | manageryears8 = 2017 | managerclubs8 = Deportivo Municipal (assistant) | manageryears9 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs9 = Deportes Antofagasta (assistant) | manageryears10 = 2019 | managerclubs10 = Deportes Antofagasta (interim) | manageryears11 = 2019 | managerclubs11 = UTC (assistant) | manageryears12 = 2020 | managerclubs12 = Ayacucho (assistant) | manageryears13 = 2021 | managerclubs13 = Ayacucho | manageryears14 = 2022 | managerclubs14 = Sport Boys }}
'''Walter Omar Fiori''' (born 19 January 1961) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.
==Career== Born in Mar del Plata, Fiori notably represented Primera División sides Tigre, Talleres de Córdoba, Racing Club, Chaco For Ever and Instituto. He retired in 1997 at the age of 36, with El Porvenir.
After retiring, Fiori joined Sporting Cristal's technical staff in 2007 as an assistant. He was also an interim after the dismissal of Jorge Sampaoli, but returned to his previous role after the arrival of Juan Carlos Oblitas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dechalaca.com/anuarios/resumen-2007/cristal-el-ano-de-la-barbarie|title=Cristal: el año de la barbarie|trans-title=Cristal: the year of their savagery|publisher=DeChalaca|language=es|date=28 December 2007|accessdate=8 March 2021}}</ref>
Fiori subsequently worked with Edgardo Bauza at LDU Quito<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teradeportes.com/index.php/futbol/ecuador/serie-a/fiori-habla-del-trabajo-de-liga-en-las-divisiones|title=Fiori habla del trabajo de Liga en las divisiones formativas (Audio)|trans-title=Fiori talks about the work of Liga in the youth categories (Audio)|publisher=TeraDeportes.com|language=es|date=14 August 2012|accessdate=8 March 2021}}</ref> and San Lorenzo, being in charge of the youth setup. In 2015, he joined Ituzaingó; initially assigned to the youth categories, he was named first team manager on 19 June 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caituzaingo.com.ar/2016/06/19/walter-fiori-nuevo-dt/|title=Walter Fiori nuevo DT|trans-title=Walter Fiori new manager|publisher=CA Ituzaingó|language=es|date=19 June 2016|accessdate=8 March 2021}}</ref> but left the following 3 January after accepting an offer to become Gerardo Ameli's assistant at Sport Rosario.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caituzaingo.com.ar/2017/01/03/fiori-dejo-de-ser-el-dt/|title=Fiori dejó de ser el DT|trans-title=Fiori left as manager|publisher=CA Ituzaingó|language=es|date=3 January 2017|accessdate=8 March 2021}}</ref>
Fiori continued to work with Ameli at Deportivo Municipal and Deportes Antofagasta, being an interim manager of the latter in May 2019 after Ameli left.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://redgol.cl/chile/Walter-Fiori-pasa-de-ayudante-a-tecnico-interino-de-Antofagasta-tras-salida-de-Gerardo-Ameli-20190523-0018.html|title=Walter Fiori pasa de ayudante a técnico interino de Antofagasta tras salida de Gerardo Ameli|trans-title=Walter Fiori goes from assistant to interim manager of Antofagasta after the departure of Gerardo Ameli|publisher=Redgol|language=es|date=23 May 2019|accessdate=8 March 2021}}</ref> In September 2019, he moved to Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca, also as an assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/clubUTC.pe/posts/2040335776065851/|title=¡Bienvenido! Damos la bienvenida a profesor "Walter Fiori" quien cumplirá la labor de Asistente técnico.|trans-title=Welcome! We give the welcome to the coach "Walter Fiori" who will accomplish the task of an assistant.|publisher=Facebook|work=UTC|language=es|date=26 September 2019|accessdate=8 March 2021}}</ref>
In 2020, Fiori returned to work with Ameli at Ayacucho FC. On 18 December of that year, he was named manager of the club for the 2021 campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ovacion.pe/noticias/ayacucho-fc/walter-fiori-sera-nuevo-tecnico-del-ayacucho-fc|title=Walter Fiori será el nuevo técnico del Ayacucho FC|trans-title=Walter Fiori will be the manager of Ayacucho FC|publisher=Ovación|language=es|date=18 December 2020|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{BDFA|WALTER-OMAR-FIORI-3084}} *{{Soccerway coach|walter-fiori/597103}}
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