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Claudio Spontón

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Claudio Spontón
Personal information
Full name Claudio Ariel Spontón Imhoff
Date of birth (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Malabrigo [es], Santa Fe, Argentina[1]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Platense
1991–1992 River Plate 8 (1)
1992–1993 San Martín Tucumán 21 (2)
1994 Platense
1994–1995 Toluca 22 (2)
1995 Lanús 14 (0)
1996 Deportivo Español 8 (0)
1997 Unión Española 9 (0)
1997–1999 Platense
1999–2000 Gimnasia y Tiro 14 (5)
2000 Alianza Lima 8 (1)
2000–2001 Olimpo 14 (2)
2002–2003 Instituto 12 (0)
2003 Acassuso 6 (0)
2004 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 6 (1)
Total 351 (55)
Managerial career
2005 Colo-Colo (assistant)
2006 Everton (assistant)
2007–2008 Unión Española (assistant)
2011–2012 Lanús (assistant)
2014 Defensores de Salto [es]
2019–2020 Platense (reserves)
2020 Platense (caretaker)
2020–2021 Chaco For Ever (assistant)
2021 Platense (reserves)
2021 Platense (caretaker)
2021–2022 Platense
2023 América de Quito
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Ariel Spontón Imhoff (born 14 September 1968) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.[2]

Career

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Besides Argentina, Spontón played for Toluca in Mexico,[3] Unión Española in Chile[4] and Alianza Lima in Peru.[5][6]

As a football coach, he has led Defensores de Salto [es][7] Platense[1][6] and América de Quito.[8]

Personal life

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Claudio is the older brother of the also footballer Waldo Sponton.[9]

He has a close friendship with the former Argentine international Marcelo Espina and was his assistant coach in Chile.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "El malabriguense Claudio Spontón fue confirmado como DT de Platense". radioamanecer.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Claudio Spontón fue confirmado como DT" [Claudio Spontón was confirmed as manager] (in Spanish). CA Platense. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Deportivo Toluca 94-95". Leyenda Escarlata (in Spanish). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Union Española 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Alianza Lima 2 – Unión Minas 0". Historial Blanquiazul (in Spanish). 21 February 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b (El Batacazo) Entrevista a Claudio Spontón: "PLATENSE ES MI VIDA PERO TENGO QUE ADAPTARME A SER DT DE PRIMERA" on YouTube (in Spanish). 29 October 2021.
  7. ^ "El desafío solista de Claudio Spontón". Clarín (in Spanish). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "America de Quito anuncia a su nuevo entrenador en medio de aprietos". www.futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Waldo Spontón, de Platense a Canadá". Clarín (in Spanish). 15 July 2002. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ^ Orellana, Rodrigo (12 November 2004). "El amigo del alma del Cabezón" (PDF). Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 23. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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