team missed out on the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a 5–2 aggregate playoff loss to Morocco. He was dismissed on 9 June 2022, having lost to Gabon and Sudan in the first 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Syria On 2 February 2023, he became the head coach of Syria national team. Managerial statistics Honours Manager Huracán Clausura runner-up: 1994 Lanús Copa CONMEBOL: 1996 Mallorca Supercopa de España: 1998 Copa del Rey runner-up: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1998–99 Valencia Supercopa de España: 1999 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01 Aris FC Thessaloniki Greek Cup runner-up: 2009–10 Egypt Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2017 Individual La Liga Coach of the Year – Don Balón Award: 1999 UEFA Club Coach of the Year: 2000 European Coach of the Year—Tommaso Maestrelli Award: 2000 Globe Soccer Awards best Best Arab National Team Coach: 2017 CAF Coach of the Year: 2017 References External links 1955 births Living people People from Caseros Department Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province Argentine people of English descent Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine people of indigenous peoples descent Argentine footballers Association football central defenders Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Argentina international footballers Argentine football managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Club Atlético Lanús managers RCD Mallorca managers Valencia CF managers Inter Milan managers Real Betis managers Parma Calcio 1913 managers Georgia national football team managers Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers Racing de Santander managers Orduspor managers Al-Wasl F.C. managers Egypt national football team managers Uzbekistan national football team managers Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team managers Syria national football team managers Argentine Primera División managers La Liga managers Serie A managers Super League Greece managers Süper Lig managers UAE Pro League managers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations managers 2018 FIFA World Cup managers 2019 AFC Asian Cup managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Syria Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Italy Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate football managers in Georgia (country) Expatriate football