Facundo Sava was born on 7 March 1974 and is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre forward.
17 Facts About Facundo Sava
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In 2012, Facundo Sava began managing, leading several clubs in his country's top flight including Racing and Gimnasia, as well as O'Higgins in the Chilean Primera Division and Cerro Porteno in Paraguay.
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Facundo Sava won the Copa Argentina with Patronato in 2022.
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Facundo Sava started his career at Ferro Carril Oeste in 1993.
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Facundo Sava was the one signing made by Franco Baresi as sporting director, while manager Jean Tigana was on holiday.
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On 27 August 2004, Facundo Sava was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo, newly relegated to the Spanish Segunda Division and who had lost star striker Savo Milosevic.
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Facundo Sava was one of six Fulham players released in May 2006.
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Facundo Sava then returned to his country's top flight, at Racing Club de Avellaneda.
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Facundo Sava played his last game in an away draw against Club Atletico Belgrano on 11 September 2010.
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On 23 April 2012, Facundo Sava took his first coaching job as the head coach at San Martin de San Juan, having previously been the assistant.
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At the start of 2013, Facundo Sava succeeded Nery Pumpido at Union de Santa Fe.
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In May 2014, Facundo Sava was appointed by Chilean Primera Division club O'Higgins FC as the replacement for his compatriot, Eduardo Berizzo.
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Facundo Sava was hired by his former team Quilmes in July 2015, moving in December to replace Diego Cocca at Racing Club for a 3 million Argentine peso fee.
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In March 2017, Facundo Sava was hired for two years at Club Atletico Tigre.
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In March 2022, Facundo Sava returned to the top flight, being hired by Club Atletico Patronato for the rest of the year.
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Facundo Sava moved to Paraguay as manager of Cerro Porteno on 12 February 2023, but was sacked on 9 July.
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On 30 December 2023, Facundo Sava was appointed manager of Huracan, but resigned the following 18 February.