Lionel Scaloni
Lionel Sebastián Scaloni is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of the Argentina national team. Under his leadership, Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Scaloni is regarded as one of the best men’s national coaches in the world. A versatile player, he operated as a right-back or right midfielder. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Lionel Sebastian Scaloni |
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| Birth date | 16.05.1978 (age 48) |
| Country of birth |  Argentina |
| City of birth | Rosario |
| Position | defender |
| Foot | right |
| Height/weight | 182 cm / 80 kg |
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Copa America 29.06.2024 |
2:0 | Will not play: disqualification | |||||||
Serie A 30.05.2015 |
1:3 | 66'-90' | |||||||
Serie A 24.05.2015 |
1:1 | Substitutes | |||||||
Serie A 17.05.2015 |
1:4 | Substitutes | |||||||
Serie A 10.05.2015 |
3:2 | Substitutes | |||||||
Serie A 03.05.2015 |
1:1 | Substitutes | |||||||
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 Serie A 2014/2015 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Coppa Italia 2014/2015 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Serie A 2013/2014 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Serie A 2012/2013 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA Europa League 2012/2013 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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