Cristián Arán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arán and the second or maternal family name is Rubio.
Cristián Arán
Personal information
Full name Cristián Roberto Arán Rubio
Date of birth (1971-07-04) 4 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Casilda, Argentina
Managerial career
Years Team
1992–1995 Unión Casildense
Belgrano de Arequito
2007–2015 O'Higgins (youth)
2011 O'Higgins (interim)
2016–2017 O'Higgins
2018–2019 Rangers
2020 Belgrano de Arequito
2021 9 de Julio de Arequito
2021 Deportes Melipilla
2022 Deportes Temuco
2023 Real Potosí
2023 Flamengo (assistant)
2024 Real Tomayapo

Cristián Roberto Arán Rubio (born 4 July 1971) is an Argentine football manager.

Coaching career

Born in Casilda, Arán began his career with hometown side CA Unión Casildense before joining Jorge Sampaoli's staff at local sides CA Alumni de Casilda, Argentino de Rosario and was later in charge of CA Belgrano de Arequito. In 2001, he also worked at Central Córdoba de Rosario.

Arán joined O'Higgins in 2007, after a recommendation from Sampaoli. In 2011, he took over the first team in the place of Ivo Basay as interim manager, and in December 2015, was definitely named manager of the main squad after replacing Pablo Sánchez.[1][2]

Arán resigned from O'Higgins on 31 July 2017, and was appointed in charge of Rangers de Talca on 1 August 2018.[3] He left the club on 12 May of the following year, and returned to his home country on 27 November to take over Belgrano de Arequito.[4]

Arán started the 2021 season in charge of CA 9 de Julio de Arequito[5] before returning to Chile on 1 September, after being named at the helm of Deportes Melipilla.[6] In 2022, he managed Deportes Temuco in the Primera B de Chile.[7]

In April 2023, Arán was appointed manager of Real Potosí for the Copa Simón Bolívar, but left a week later to join Sampaoli's staff at Flamengo, as an assistant.[8] On 9 January 2024, he returned to Bolivia to take over Real Tomayapo,[9] but resigned on 24 May.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Cristián Arán es el nuevo DT de O'Higgins | el Deportivo | LA TERCERA". www.latercera.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09.
  2. ^ "Cristián Arán es el nuevo entrenador de O'Higgins | O'Higgins FC". Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  3. ^ "Tienen nuevo DT: Cristián Arán asumirá como director técnico en Rangers de Talca" [They have a new manager: Cristián Arán will take over as manager at Rangers de Talca] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Otro técnico confirmado, Belgrano tiene al reemplazante de Borri" [Another manager confirmed, Belgrano have the replacement of Borri] (in Spanish). Casilda Plus. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Belgrano y 9 de Julio, las potencias arequitenses que sueñan con la LCF" [Belgrano and 9 de Julio, the arequitenses powerhouses which dream with the LCF] (in Spanish). Casilda Plus. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Melipilla tiene nuevo DT" [Melipilla have a new manager] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Cristian Arán dejó de ser el técnico de Deportes Temuco tras la derrota ante Recoleta". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Real Potosí pierde su segundo técnico y busca uno nuevo" [Real Potosí lose their second manager and seek a new one] (in Spanish). El Potosí. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Arán, el DT elegido por Tomayapo: Dónde dirigió, su vínculo con Sampaoli, el antecedente en Simón Bolívar" [Arán, the manager chosen by Tomayapo: Where he managed, his link with Sampaoli, the history in Simón Bolívar] (in Spanish). El País. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Cristian Arán decide marcharse y Tomayapo se queda sin DT" [Cristian Arán decides to leave and Tomayapo end up without a manager] (in Spanish). Premium Sports. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.