What is lionel scaloni?

Lionel Scaloni

Lionel Scaloni (born May 16, 1978) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of the Argentina%20national%20team.

Playing Career:

• Scaloni played as a right-back or right midfielder.
• He began his professional career with Newell's%20Old%20Boys in Argentina.
• He then moved to Europe, playing for clubs such as Deportivo%20de%20La%20Coruña in Spain, where he achieved considerable success, including winning the La Liga title.
• He also had spells with West%20Ham%20United in England, Racing%20de%20Santander and Lazio in Italy, before retiring in 2015.

Managerial Career:

• After retiring as a player, Scaloni initially worked as an assistant coach with Sevilla%20FC and the Argentina national team under Jorge Sampaoli.
• He took over as the interim manager of the Argentina national team in 2018, before being appointed as the permanent manager later that year.
• As manager of Argentina, he led the team to victory in the 2021%20Copa%20América, their first major trophy since 1993.
• He also guided Argentina to win the 2022%20FIFA%20World%20Cup, marking their first World Cup title since 1986.
• Scaloni's tactical approach and ability to build a strong team spirit have been widely praised.