Antonio Zaracho
Paraguayan footballer
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Antonio Román Zaracho Núñez (born 13 June 1957) is a Paraguayan naturalized Chilean[1] football manager and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Román Zaracho Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Concepción (women) (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977 | Tacuary | ||
| 1978–1979 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 1980 | Resistencia | ||
| 1981–1982 | Nacional Asunción | ||
| 1983–1984 | Deportes Antofagasta | 38 | (0) |
| 1985 | San Luis | 34 | (0) |
| 1986–1991 | Huachipato | 170 | (0) |
| 1992 | Fernández Vial | 23 | (0) |
| 1993 | Frutilinares | – | (–) |
| 1994–1997 | Deportes Concepción | 64 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Cobresal | 51 | (0) |
| 2000 | General Caballero ZC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Paraguay U20 (gk coach) | ||
| Nacional Asunción (gk coach) | |||
| 2007–2008 | Huachipato | ||
| 2008 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 2011–2019 | Deportes Concepción (youth) | ||
| 2011 | Deportes Concepción (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Deportes Concepción (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Deportes Concepción (caretaker) | ||
| 2019 | Fernández Vial (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Fernández Vial (caretaker) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Fernández Vial (women) | ||
| 2025– | Deportes Concepción (women) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
A Paraguayan goalkeeper, Zaracho developed the most part of his career in the Chilean Primera División. He came to Deportes Antofagasta in 1983 and switched to San Luis de Quillota in 1985.[2]
In 1986, Zaracho joined Huachipato and became a historical player for playing for them until 1991.[3]
The next years, Zaracho played for Fernández Vial,[4] Frutilinares,[5] Deportes Concepción and Cobresal.[2] He won the Segunda División de Chile with Deportes Concepción in 1994[6][7] and Cobresal in 1998.[8]
Coaching career
Zaracho started his career as goalkeeping coach for Paraguay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal, and Nacional.[3]
Back in Chile, Zaracho led Huachipato and Deportes Concepción in 2007[3] and 2008.[9]
As coach for the Deportes Concepción youth teams, Zaracho assumed as interim coach for the first team several times.[2]
As coach of the Fernández Vial under-19 team, he led them replacing the first team in the 2019 Segunda División Profesional.[10][11]
The next years, Zaracho switched to women's football with the Fernández Vial[2][12] and Deportes Concepción.[13]
Zaracho also leads an eponymous football academy alongside former footballer Fernando Lazcano.[14]
Personal life
Zaracho naturalized Chilean by residence in 1992.[1]