Omar De Felippe

Omar De Felippe
De Felippe in 2015
Personal information
Full name Omar Osvaldo De Felippe
Date of birth (1962-04-03) 3 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Central Córdoba (manager)
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Huracán 28 (0)
1986 Once Caldas
Olimpo
Villa Mitre
1989–1990 Arsenal de Sarandí 17 (2)
San Telmo
Managerial career
2009–2011 Olimpo
2012–2013 Quilmes
2013–2014 Independiente
2015–2016 Emelec
2016–2017 Vélez Sarsfield
2018 Newell's Old Boys
2021 Atlético Tucumán
2022 Platense
2023 Central Córdoba
2024– Central Córdoba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Omar Osvaldo De Felippe (born 3 April 1962) is an Argentine former soldier, war veteran, football coach and former football player who played as a defender.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the current manager of Central Córdoba.

Career

Born in Ciudad Madero, Buenos Aires, De Felippe began playing football with local side Huracán. He was playing for the club's third team when the Falklands War began in 1982, and he was drafted into the infantry forces fighting for Argentina.[6]

After the war, De Felippe returned to Huracán, where he would make his debut in the Argentine Primera División. He had a brief spell playing in Colombia with Once Caldas, before returning to Argentina to play in the regional leagues with Olimpo, Villa Mitre, Arsenal de Sarandí and San Telmo.[6]

After he retired from playing, De Felippe began a career as a football manager. He led Club Olimpo, Quilmes and Independiente through promotion to the Primera División.[7]

Personal

De Felippe's brother, Walter Fabián, is a former professional footballer who also played in the Primera División with Huracán.[7]

References

  1. ^ De Felippe pasó de la guerra a la gloria. La Gaceta.
  2. ^ De Felippe se fue de Quilmes: "Se cumplió un ciclo". Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Terra Argentina.
  3. ^ Omar de Felippe "casi" está. El Litoral.
  4. ^ Quilmes terminó quinto. La Nueva.
  5. ^ Pizarrón y pases cortos: la tercera vez que De Felippe sorprende a Falcioni. Canchallena.
  6. ^ a b "Rescatando al soldado De Felippe". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "De Felippe: Los hermanos sean unidos". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.