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Rolando Carlen
Personal information
Full name	Rolando Adrián Carlen
Date of birth	11 November 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Unión de Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	Unión de Santa Fe
1989–1990	Guaraní Antonio Franco
1991	America United
1992–1993	Toronto International
1993–1996	Argentino de Quilmes
Managerial career
1997–1998	Ateneo Inmaculada
1999–2001	Atlético Pilar
2005	Colón (assistant)
2006–2008	Gimnasia Santa Fe
2008–2011	Colón (youth)
2011	Colón (assistant)
2012–2013	San Lorenzo (assistant)
2013–2014	Valencia (assistant)
2014–2016	León (assistant)
2016–2017	Chile (assistant)
2017–2019	Saudi Arabia (assistant)
2019	San Lorenzo (assistant)
2021	Cerro
2022	Boca Unidos
2023	Ben Hur
2024	GV San José
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rolando Adrián Carlen (born 11 November 1966) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Playing career

Carlen was born in Santa Fe, and made his senior debut with hometown side Unión de Santa Fe. After playing for Guaraní Antonio Franco, he moved to Canada in 1991, and joined America United.

Carlen subsequently represented Toronto International also in Canada before moving back to his home country in 1993 with Argentino de Quilmes. He retired in 1996 with the latter club, aged 30.

Managerial career

Carlen started his managerial career with Ateneo Inmaculada in 1997.^[1] He was subsequently in charge of Atlético Pilar from 1999 until 2001,^[2] and later became Juan Antonio Pizzi's assistant at Colón in 2005.^[3]

Carlen returned to managerial duties in February 2006, after being appointed in charge of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe. He resigned in February 2008,^[4] and subsequently returned to Colón as a manager of the youth setup.

In 2011, Carlen was Mario Sciacqua's assistant at Colón.^[5] He moved to San Lorenzo in 2012 to work in Pizzi's staff, and remained with the manager in the following years, at Valencia,^[6] León,^[7] the Chile national team^[8] and the Saudi Arabia national team.^[9] Both returned to San Lorenzo in 2019.^[10]

On 12 January 2021, Carlen was presented as manager of Uruguayan club Cerro.^[11] He subsequently managed Boca Unidos and Ben Hur in his home country, before taking over Bolivian Primera División side GV San José on 21 March 2024.^[12]

Carlen resigned from San José on 12 August 2024.^[13]

References

^ "De Ateneo a lo más alto" [From Ateneo to the highest] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "El Roli Carlen asumió como DT en Uruguay y logró su primer triunfo punto vía Zoom" [Roli Carlen took over as manager in Uruguay and got his first point through Zoom] (in Spanish). Info Mercury. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "El nuevo conductor del Sabalero" [The new manager of the Sabalero] (in Spanish). ESPN. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Lo que quedó en el tintero: antecedentes de Gimnasia de Santa Fe" [Stayed in the inkpot: background of Gimnasia de Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Area Chica MDQ. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Marito querido" [Dear Marito] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Pizzi motiva a los suyos" [Pizzi motivates their own] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Concentración y trabajos sin pelota, lineamientos de Pizzi en León" [Concentration and work without the ball, guidelines of Pizzi at León] (in Spanish). ESPN. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Conoce al cuerpo técnico que acompañará a Pizzi en "La Roja"" [Know the technical staff who will accompany Pizzi at "La Roja"] (in Spanish). Teletrece. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Pizzi hace migas con los argentinos en Arabia Saudita" [Pizzi makes the breadcrumbs with the Argentines in Saudi Arabia] (in Spanish). La Capital. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "El "Roly" Carlen junto a Pizzi en San Lorenzo" ["Roly" Carlen along with Pizzi at San Lorenzo] (in Spanish). Sin Mordaza. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Bienvenido Carlen" [Welcome Carlen] (in Spanish). CA Cerro. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "El argentino Rolando Carlen es el nuevo DT de GV San José" [The Argentine Rolando Carlen is the new manager of GV San José] (in Spanish). El Deber. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Rolando Carlen renuncia como DT de GV San José" [Rolando Carlen resigns as manager of GV San José] (in Spanish). El Deber. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.