Claudio Spontón

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Spontón and the second or maternal family name is Imhoff.
Claudio Spontón
Personal information
Full name Claudio Ariel Spontón Imhoff
Date of birth (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 55)
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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