1. Alfio "Coco" Basile was born on 1 November 1943 and is an Argentine football manager and former player.
14 Facts About Alfio Basile
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Alfio Basile played for Racing Club de Avellaneda and Huracan before becoming a manager.
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Alfio Basile coached many teams during his career, being most notable Racing Club de Avellaneda, the Argentina national team and Boca Juniors, where he won five titles in two years.
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The last team managed by Alfio Basile was Racing Club de Avellaneda, which he left in 2012.
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In that position, Alfio Basile formed a remembered defensive pair with Roberto Perfumo, winning three titles with the club, which reached its peak with the Intercontinental Cup won in 1967 to Celtic FC, the first intercontinental title for an Argentine team.
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Alfio Basile totalized 186 matches with Racing Club before moving to Huracan, where he was a mainstay of the 1973 Metropolitano champions under coach Cesar Luis Menotti.
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Alfio Basile then won his first Argentine league title in the 2005 Apertura tournament.
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Alfio Basile led Argentina through the 2007 Copa America, which would be Lionel Messi's debut in the tournament.
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On 16 October 2008, amidst the controversy over the historic defeat that Argentina suffered against Chile in the World Cup qualifiers, the first time they had lost to Chile in 35 years, Alfio Basile tendered his resignation.
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On 1 July 2009, Alfio Basile returned to Boca Juniors after three years, replacing Carlos Ischia.
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On 26 December 2011, Alfio Basile returned to Racing Club for his fourth spell as their coach, taking over from Diego Simeone.
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Alfio Basile has occasionally appeared in some interviews and the TV show Buenos Muchachos where he participated along with fellow Hector Veira and singer Cacho Castana.
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In 2019, Alfio Basile offered to manage Flat Earth FC, a Spanish amateur team based around the idea that the Earth is flat.
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Alfio Basile said that he agreed with club president Javi Poves's views on the subject.