Arturo Villasanti

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villasanti and the second or maternal family name is Mora.
Arturo Villasanti
Personal information
Full name Arturo Rafael Villasanti Mora
Date of birth (1985-05-13) 13 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tembetary (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Fernando de la Mora
2008 Silvio Pettirossi 10 (0)
2008 Boca Unidos 0 (0)
2009 Deportes Iquique 7 (0)
2009–2010 Boca Unidos 5 (0)
2010–2011 Central Norte 25 (0)
2011–2012 Defensores de Belgrano 19 (3)
2012–2013 Sportivo Belgrano 13 (0)
2013–2014 Unión de Mar del Plata 21 (0)
2014–2015 Sportivo Patria 35 (0)
2016 Sarmiento de Resistencia 0 (0)
2016–2017 Sol de América de Formosa 1 (0)
Total 136 (3)
Managerial career
2017–2022 Tembetary (youth)
2023– Tembetary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arturo Rafael Villasanti Mora (born 13 May 1985) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current manager of Tembetary.

Playing career

Born in Fernando de la Mora, Villasanti played for hometown side Fernando de la Mora and Silvio Pettirossi before moving abroad with Boca Unidos in 2008. In 2009, after a short spell at Deportes Iquique, he returned to the club,[1] and featured rarely in the Primera B Nacional.

In 2011, after a one-year spell at Central Norte, Villasanti signed for Defensores de Belgrano in the Primera B Metropolitana. He joined Sportivo Belgrano in 2012, and moved to Unión de Mar del Plata on 2 August 2013[2] after achieving promotion.[3]

On 29 December 2015, after playing for Sportivo Patria, Villasanti agreed to a deal with Sarmiento de Resistencia,[4] but left the club the following 25 January due to "personal reasons".[5] He subsequently represented Sol de América de Formosa before retiring in 2017, aged 32.

Managerial career

After retiring, Villasanti returned to his home country and joined Tembetary, being a manager of the youth sides and coordinator of the football school. In March 2023, he was announced as first team manager for the year's Primera División B Metropolitana,[6] and achieved promotion as champions.

Villasanti remained a manager of the Rojiverdes in the 2024 Paraguayan División Intermedia,[7] achieving a second consecutive promotion after finishing second.

Honours

Tembetary

References

  1. ^ "Villasanti y Caprari podrían ser titulares en Boca Unidos" [Villasanti and Caprari could be startes at Boca Unidos] (in Spanish). El Litoral Corrientes. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Arturo Villasanti es el nuevo refuerzo de Union de Mar del Plata" [Arturo Villasanti is the new addition of Union de Mar del Plata] (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Paraguayo logra el ascenso al Nacional B" [Paraguayan reach promotion to the Nacional B] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Villasanti, un central más de jerarquía para la defensa" [Villasanti, a top central defense unit] (in Spanish). Entretiempo. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Sarmiento: Llegó Piarrou, se fue Villasanti y se perfila el equipo" [Sarmiento: Piarrou arrived, Villasanti left and the team is lined up] (in Spanish). Corrientes Hoy. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ^ "📢 ¡OFICIAL! 📢 ¡Nueva cabeza de grupo! 📋⚽️" [📢 OFFICIAL! 📢 New head of the group! 📋⚽️]. CA Tembetary (in Spanish). Instagram. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Los 16 entrenadores que arrancarán la temporada 2024 de la División Intermedia" [The 16 managers who will start the 2024 season of the División Intermedia] (in Spanish). Versus. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.