Claudio Borghi

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Claudio Daniel Borghi Bidos, (born on 28 September 1964 in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province), is an Argentine former Football (soccer) player and current head coach of chilean Colo-Colo.

Borghi started his career as an offensive midfielder for Argentinos Juniors in the early 1980s. He was considered a bright young star for Argentina, and great hopes were put in his shoulders when he was called up for Argentina national football team in Mexico 1986. Nevertheless, he did not shine in the tournament won by Argentina, and was never again called for the selección. He then played in Europe for several years, with uneven success. He returned to Argentina in 1988, and later played for other Latin American clubs. It was only in Chile where he returned to show his early skills as a footballer, winning the Recopa and Supercopa for Colo-Colo in 1992.

After retiring, he started a career as a coach also in Chile, which has been so far quite successful; in 2006 he won the both the Clausura and Apertura tournaments with Colo-Colo, and led the team to the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

[edit] Clubs

• Argentinos Juniors, (1981-1987)
• AC Milan (Italy)
• Como Calcio 1907 (Italy), (1987-1988)
• Neuchâtel Xamax FC (Switzerland), (1988)
• River Plate, (1988-1989)
• Flamengo (Brazil), (1989)
• Independiente, (1990)
• Unión de Santa Fe, (1990-1991)
• Huracán, (1991)
• Colo-Colo (Chile), (1992)
• Platense, (1992-1993)
• UAT Correcaminos (Mexico), (1994)
• O'Higgins (Chile), (1995)
• Audax Italiano (Chile), (1995-1998)
• Santiago Wanderers (Chile), (1998-1999).

[edit] Manager

• Audax Italiano (2002-2003)
• Colo-Colo (2006)

[edit] Awards

• Champion of Copa Libertadores de América with Argentinos Juniors, 1985.
• National champion with Argentinos Juniors, 1985.
• World Champion with Argentina, 1986.
• Champion Recopa and Copa Interamericana 1992 (Colo Colo)
• National champion with Colo-Colo as head coach, 2006.
• Award for Best Coach of the year 2006 with Colo-Colo

Preceded by Anibal "Maño" Ruíz

South American Coach of the Year 2006

Succeeded by -

	Argentina squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Champions (2nd Title)
1 Almirón | 2 Batista | 3 Bochini | 4 Borghi | 5 Brown | 6 Passarella | 7 Burruchaga | 8 Clausen | 9 Cuciuffo | 10 Maradona | 11 Valdano | 12 Enrique | 13 Garré | 14 Giusti | 15 Islas | 16 Olarticoechea | 17 Pasculli | 18 Pumpido | 19 Ruggeri | 20 Tapia | 21 Trobbiani | 22 Zelada | Coach: Bilardo