Carlos Fren

Carlos Fren
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Guillermo Fren
Date of birth	December 27, 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Argentina
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1978	Argentinos Juniors
1978–1982	Independiente
1982	Racing Club
1983	Everest
1983	Nueva Chicago
1984–1985	Vélez Sársfield
?	Atlanta
?	Tigre
Managerial career
1991	Independiente
1994	Deportivo Mandiyú
1995	Racing Club
1996	Argentinos Juniors
2005	Instituto de Córdoba
2007	12 de Octubre
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009

Carlos Fren (born 27 December 1954) is an Argentine former footballer and manager. He spent most of his playing career in Argentinos Juniors and Independiente. He has also managed these clubs.

Playing career

Fren began his playing career in 1973 with Argentinos Juniors. Between 1976 and 1978 he played alongside teenage sensation Diego Maradona in the Argentinos midfield. He made over 200 appearances for the Paternal club before joining Independiente in 1978.

Fren played 103 league games for independiente before leaving to join their fiercest rivals Racing Club in 1982. In 1980, he was included in the Argentina squad for the 1980 Mundialito.^[1]

After a short stint with Nueva Chicago in 1983 he joined Vélez Sársfield where he played 56 league games between 1984 and 1985.

Towards the end of his playing career he had stints with Atlanta and Tigre in the lower leagues of Argentine football and Everest of Ecuador.

Managerial career

Fren began coaching in the youth teams of Nueva Chicago and Vélez Sársfield. His first first team appointment was his former club Independiente in 1991. In 1994, he teamed up with Diego Maradona as joint manager of Deportivo Mandiyú. In 1995, the pair had another unsuccessful attempt at management with Racing Club.

In 1996, Fren notoriously spent a single game in charge of Argentinos Juniors before resigning.

From there, Fren went on to coach the reserve team of Talleres de Córdoba and then work as assistant coach to José Pastoriza at Independiente. In between 2004 and 2005, he worked with Luis Garisto at Instituto de Córdoba and in 2007, he had a spell in charge of 12 de Octubre of Paraguay.

References

^ Mundialito 1980 squads at rsssf

External links

(in Spanish) BDFA profile
(in Spanish) Managerial statistics^[usurped]
(in Spanish) Managerial statistics with Maradona^[usurped]

[1] Mundialito 1980 squads at rsssf

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