Ricardo Gareca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ricardo Gareca

Argentine footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1958

Place of Birth: Tapiales, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (Spanish pronunciation: [ri'ka?ðo al'ße?to ?a'?eka 'na?ði]; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed el Tigre and el Flaco (in English: "Tiger" and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player.
Currently he is the manager of the Peru national football team. During his playing career, Gareca played for four of the most important teams in Argentina (Boca Juniors, River Plate, Vélez Sársfield and Independiente).
He also had a successful experience in Colombia with América de Cali, winning two league titles and being runner-up of three Copa Libertadores. Since 1996, Gareca has worked as a manager.
He has won one league title in Peru (with Universitario de Deportes) and three in Argentina (with Vélez Sarsfield); as well as a second division championship and a Copa CONMEBOL with Talleres de Córdoba.