Néstor Oscar Craviotto (born 3 October 1963 in La Plata) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender.[2]

Néstor Craviotto
Personal information
Full name Néstor Oscar Craviotto
Date of birth (1963-10-03) 3 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1991 Estudiantes 146 (12)
1991–1995 Independiente 139 (14)
1995–1996 Estudiantes 28 (4)
1996–1999 Banfield 68 (6)
1999–2000 San Martín (SJ) 3 (0)
Total 384 (36)
International career
1989–1993 Argentina 11 (2)
Managerial career
2000 San Martín (SJ)
2000–2002 Estudiantes
2002–2003 Unión de Santa Fe
2003 Chacarita Juniors
2004 Emelec
2005 Belgrano
2005–2006 Unión de Santa Fe
2006–2007 Centenario (director)
2007–2008 Guatemala U20
2009 San Martín (SJ)
2009–2010 Santiago Wanderers (assistant)
2010–2011 The Strongest
2012–2014 Unión La Calera
2014–2015 The Strongest
2016[1] Deportivo Pereira
2017–2018 Atlético Huila
2019–2020 Deportivo Pereira
2021–2022 Atlético Bucaramanga
2022–2023 Atlético Huila
2024 Unión Comercio
2024 Jaguares de Córdoba
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 1991 Chile
Winner 1993 Ecuador
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1992 Saudi Arabia
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1993 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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He played club football for a number of teams in Argentina and represented his country on 11 occasions.

Craviotto started his professional playing career in 1983 with Estudiantes he was part of the squad that won the Nacional championship that year.

In 1989 Craviotto received his first call-up to the Argentina national team, but he missed out on selection for the 1990 World Cup.

In 1991, he joined Club Atlético Independiente and made his return to the international scene, he was part of two Copa América winning squads, in 1991 and 1993.

Craviotto won his second league championship with Independiente in the 1994 Clausura, Independiente went on to win the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1994 and 1995 and also claimed the 1995 Recopa Sudamericana.

After these successes Craviotto returned to Estudiantes in 1995, he left one year later to join Club Atlético Banfield where he spent three years.

In 1999 Craviotto joined his last team, San Martín de San Juan who were playing in the Argentine 2nd division at the time.

Managerial career

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Craviotto started his managerial career shortly after retiring as a player, he then returned to Estudiantes de La Plata where he worked until 2002.

Craviotta was manager of Unión de Santa Fe between 2002 and 2003 and Chacarita Juniors in 2003.

In 2004, he took over at Ecuadorian club Emelec but left after only seven games in charge.

Craviotto returned to Argentine football where he took over 2nd division Club Atlético Belgrano in 2005 and then had a second spell with Unión de Santa Fe. In 2006, he took over at Club Atlético Centenario in Neuquén who were playing in the regionalised 4th division[3] but things did not go well for the club, who were relegated at the end of the 2006–2007 season.

Honours

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Player

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Club

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Estudiantes
Independiente

International

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Argentina

References

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  1. ^ EL ARGENTINO ALBERTO BULLERI ES EL NUEVO DIRECTOR TÉCNICO DEL DEPORTIVO PEREIRA‚ deportivopereira.com.co, 29 December 2016
  2. ^ "Primer fichaje extranjero para Liga Betplay II: club confirma nuevo DT" [First foreign signing for Liga Betplay II: club confirms new manager] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ Craviotto at Centenario Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
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