Raul Blanco

Raúl Blanco
Personal information
Full name	Raúl Blanco
Date of birth	4 December 1941
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1966	Arsenal de Sarandí
1968–1971	Sydney Prague
1972–1973	Pan-Hellenic
Managerial career
1979–1980	St George
1981	Marconi Stallions
1981–1983	Australia Youth Team
1984–1985	Parramatta Eagles
1992	NSW Team State Coach
1992–1995	West Adelaide Hellas
1996–1997	Australia
1996–2000	Australia U23
2002–2003	Marconi Stallions
2009–2010	Macarthur Rams
2010–2013	New Zealand (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Australia (as manager)
OFC Nations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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,[1] 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.[2]

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.

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