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Héctor Cúper

1955 - Today

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Héctor Raúl Cúper (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeɣtoɾ ˈkupeɾ]; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of the Syria national team. As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Ferro Carril Oeste, where he played 463 games. His nickname was "Cabezón" ("Big head"). He made his managerial breakthrough at Mallorca, reaching the Copa del Rey final in 1998 and the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup a year later, as well as a best-ever third-place finish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Héctor Cúper is the 44th most popular coach (down from 28th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Argentina (down from 21st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Héctor Cúper ranks 44 out of 471. Before him are Otto Rehhagel, Bernd Schuster, Miroslav Blažević, Tito Vilanova, Marcelo Bielsa, and Luis de la Fuente. After him are Luciano Spalletti, Jean-Pierre Papin, Hugo Sánchez, Óscar Tabárez, Maurizio Sarri, and Tomislav Ivić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Héctor Cúper ranks 54. Before him are Marcelo Bielsa, J. K. Simmons, Shoko Asahara, Najib Mikati, Brendan Gleeson, and Mark David Chapman. After him are John Grisham, Roland Emmerich, Binali Yıldırım, Gary Sinise, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Asif Ali Zardari.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Héctor Cúper ranks 43 out of 1,154. Before him are Alberto Fernández (1959), Marcelo Bielsa (1955), Luis Monti (1901), Reynaldo Bignone (1928), Javier Zanetti (1973), and Ernesto Sabato (1911). After him are Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793), Fernando de la Rúa (1937), Lucio Fontana (1899), Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852), Francisco Varallo (1910), and Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878).

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Among COACHES In Argentina

Among coaches born in Argentina, Héctor Cúper ranks 3. Before him are Diego Simeone (1970), and Marcelo Bielsa (1955). After him are Jorge Sampaoli (1960), Jorge Valdano (1955), Sergio Batista (1962), Roberto Sensini (1966), Vicente de la Mata (1918), José Durand Laguna (1885), Gustavo Alfaro (1962), Leonardo Astrada (1970), and Jorge Amado Nunes (1961).

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