Héctor Cúper
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Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender
and a current manager
.
, and two years later he made the jump to Europe
. In 1997 he was hired by RCD Mallorca
, and in the very first season he drove the modest club to the final of the Copa del Rey
, which he would lose against FC Barcelona
. The following season the team reached the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
, beating Heart of Midlothian
on the way, losing to S.S. Lazio
. However, in the same season the team had its revenge against Barcelona, winning the Supercopa de España
in 1998. That season RCD Mallorca also recorded their best historical position at the end of the league with a 3rd place, allowing the team to play in the UEFA Champions League
.
Cúper moved to the Valencia CF
in 1999, where he maintained his bad luck in finals, losing the final of the Champions League two consecutive times; in 2000 against Real Madrid
, and in 2001 against FC Bayern Munich
on penalty shootout.
In 2001, Cúper was hired by Italian club Internazionale, where he reached the third and second place of the championship in successive seasons. In the Champions League his team lost the semifinals of the 2002–03 competition to city rivals Milan
on away goals rule. Continuing his bad luck run in "finals", Inter under his command infamously lost what could have been the club's first scudetto since 1989 on the 5th of May 2002 to Lazio 4–2 and handed the scudetto over to fierce rivals Juventus on the last day of the Italian league. He was fired from the club after six matches of the 2003–04 season, when the team was in the 8th position.
After a year off work, due to a contractual argument with Inter, Cúper managed Mallorca again during the 2004–05 season, when the team was already in a relegation position after 10 matches, saving the team from relegation in the last match of the season. Suffering bad results in spite of his many signings, Cúper decided to leave the team in February 2006, with the team at the bottom of the division.
He started the 2007–08 season at the helm of Real Betis
, but was sacked on 2 December 2007 following his side's loss against Atlético Madrid. On March 11, 2008 he was unveiled as new boss of relegation-battling Serie A
team Parma
, replacing Domenico Di Carlo
at the helm of the gialloblù. He was then sacked 2 months later before the final game of the season after winning only 2 in 10 matches as manager, this eventually leading to Parma's relegation to Serie B
.
On 1 August 2008 Cúper became the head coach of the Georgia national team
. Due to his failure to win a single match as Georgia's head coach, he didn't prolong the contract which expired in December 2009.
On 3 November 2009 Cúper agreed to continue his managerial career with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki FC till the end of the 2009–10 season.
On 15 December 2009 Cuper extended his contract with Aris Thessaloniki FC until June 2011.
On 24 April Cúper lost another final, this time in the Greek Football Cup against Panathinaikos, continuing his negative streak in finals.
In 2010–2011 season, Hector Cúper
lead Aris in first participation of the club in the phase of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, taking the 2nd place in group B with 10 points, after two surprise wins against Atletico Madrid.
On 18 January 2011 after some bad results in Greece, Hector decided to step down from his managerial position.
On 29 June 2011 Cúper moved to Racing de Santander
signing for one season. However, after 5 months he resigned from his position due to the poor performance of the team, which was placed at the last position in the BBVA league
.
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Mallorca
Valencia
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Aris
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
and a current manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Coach
Cúper started his coaching career in Huracán, a year and a half after his retirement. After three years he moved to Club Atlético LanúsClub Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
, and two years later he made the jump to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In 1997 he was hired by RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
, and in the very first season he drove the modest club to the final of the Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
, which he would lose against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. The following season the team reached the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
, beating Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian may refer to:* Heart of Midlothian F.C., an Edinburgh football club* Heart of Midlothian , a mosaic heart in the pavement of Edinburgh's Royal Mile* The Heart of Midlothian, an 1818 novel by Sir Walter Scott...
on the way, losing to S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
. However, in the same season the team had its revenge against Barcelona, winning the Supercopa de España
Supercopa de España
The Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
in 1998. That season RCD Mallorca also recorded their best historical position at the end of the league with a 3rd place, allowing the team to play in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
Cúper moved to the Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
in 1999, where he maintained his bad luck in finals, losing the final of the Champions League two consecutive times; in 2000 against Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, and in 2001 against FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
on penalty shootout.
In 2001, Cúper was hired by Italian club Internazionale, where he reached the third and second place of the championship in successive seasons. In the Champions League his team lost the semifinals of the 2002–03 competition to city rivals Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
on away goals rule. Continuing his bad luck run in "finals", Inter under his command infamously lost what could have been the club's first scudetto since 1989 on the 5th of May 2002 to Lazio 4–2 and handed the scudetto over to fierce rivals Juventus on the last day of the Italian league. He was fired from the club after six matches of the 2003–04 season, when the team was in the 8th position.
After a year off work, due to a contractual argument with Inter, Cúper managed Mallorca again during the 2004–05 season, when the team was already in a relegation position after 10 matches, saving the team from relegation in the last match of the season. Suffering bad results in spite of his many signings, Cúper decided to leave the team in February 2006, with the team at the bottom of the division.
He started the 2007–08 season at the helm of Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
, but was sacked on 2 December 2007 following his side's loss against Atlético Madrid. On March 11, 2008 he was unveiled as new boss of relegation-battling Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
team Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
, replacing Domenico Di Carlo
Domenico Di Carlo
Domenico "Mimmo" Di Carlo is an Italian association football coach, and former player, currently head coach of ChievoVerona.-Career:...
at the helm of the gialloblù. He was then sacked 2 months later before the final game of the season after winning only 2 in 10 matches as manager, this eventually leading to Parma's relegation to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
.
On 1 August 2008 Cúper became the head coach of the Georgia national team
Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
. Due to his failure to win a single match as Georgia's head coach, he didn't prolong the contract which expired in December 2009.
On 3 November 2009 Cúper agreed to continue his managerial career with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki FC till the end of the 2009–10 season.
On 15 December 2009 Cuper extended his contract with Aris Thessaloniki FC until June 2011.
On 24 April Cúper lost another final, this time in the Greek Football Cup against Panathinaikos, continuing his negative streak in finals.
In 2010–2011 season, Hector Cúper
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...
lead Aris in first participation of the club in the phase of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, taking the 2nd place in group B with 10 points, after two surprise wins against Atletico Madrid.
On 18 January 2011 after some bad results in Greece, Hector decided to step down from his managerial position.
On 29 June 2011 Cúper moved to Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
signing for one season. However, after 5 months he resigned from his position due to the poor performance of the team, which was placed at the last position in the BBVA league
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
.
National team statistics
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Manager
Lanús- Copa ConmebolCopa CONMEBOLThe Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
: 19961996 Copa CONMEBOLThe 1996 Copa CONMEBOL was the fifth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament...
Mallorca
- Supercopa de EspañaSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: 19981998 Supercopa de EspañaThe 1998 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 18 August and 22 August 1999. It contested by RCD Mallorca, who were Spanish Cup runner-up in 1997–98, and FC Barcelona, who won the 1997–98 Spanish League.-First leg:-Second leg:... - UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
Runners-up: 1998–99 - Copa del ReyCopa del ReyThe Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
Runners-up: 1997–981997–98 Copa del ReyThe Copa del Rey 1997–98 is the 94th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on September 3, 1997 and concluded on April 29, 1998 with the Final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.-1st Round:...
Valencia
- Supercopa de EspañaSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: 19991999 Supercopa de EspañaThe 1999 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 8 August and 15 August 1999. It contested by Valencia CF, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1998–99, and FC Barcelona, who won the 1998–99 Spanish League.-First leg:-Second leg:... - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01
Inter
- Serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
: Runners-up: 2002–03
Aris
- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
Runners-up: 2009–102009–10 Greek Cup-Calendar:-First round:-Second round:-Third round:-Fourth round:-Fifth round:-Quarter-Finals:------------The match had been interrupted in the 69th minute due to bad condition of grass, that came from continuous raining...