Raúl Blanco (born 4 December 1941) is an Argentine-born Australian Association football coach and former player.

Blanco was born in Buenos Aires. He is well known for coaching the Socceroos from March 1998 to June 1999. He was also coaching the Olyroos (Under-23 side) at the same time, and coached them during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Blanco was also employed by New Zealand Football as a technical assistant in their successful campaign to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa while coaching Macarthur Rams.

Raul Blanco

A defender, Blanco played for Argentine football club Arsenal de Sarandí between 1962 and 1966, he then immigrated to Australia where he played for Prague F.C. between 1968 and 1971 and Pan-Hellenic between 1972 and 1973.

Raul Blanco

References

External links

ozfootball.net Profile

Living people

1941 births

Australian soccer managers

Australia men's national soccer team managers

Argentine emigrants to Australia

Argentine men's footballers

Arsenal de Sarandí footballers

Sydney FC Prague players

Footballers from Buenos Aires

Sydney Olympic FC players

Parramatta FC managers

Men's association football defenders

Raul Blanco