![]() Borrello in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Borrello[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1955-09-12)12 September 1955 (age 70)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1996–1997 | San Martín de Burzaco | ||
| 1997 | Argentina women (assistant) | ||
| 1998–2012 | Argentina women | ||
| –2012 | Argentina U-20 women | ||
| –2012 | Argentina U-17 women | ||
| 2014–2017 | UAI Urquiza women | ||
| 2017–2021 | Argentina women | ||
| 2017–2020 | Argentina U-20 women | ||
| 2017–2018 | Argentina U-17 women | ||
José Carlos Borrello (born 12 September 1955) is an Argentinefootball manager. During his tenure as the manager from 1998 to 2012 and since 2017, he has helped women's teams qualify to all three of theirWomen's World Cups, all three of theirUnder-20 World Cups and their onlyOlympic tournament.
Borrello began coaching university teams between 1994 and 1995, before managingSan Martín de Burzaco from 1996 to 1997. In 1997, he became an assistant coach for theArgentina women's national team.[3] In June 1998, he became the head coach and technical director of the Argentina women's national teams. He helped the senior team qualify for their firstFIFA Women's World Cup in2003. Three years later, he led the team to their first major title, winning the2006 South American Women's Football Championship as hosts. The success meant Argentina qualified for the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the2008 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic appearance for the women's team. Borrello also coached the youth women's national teams,[4] managing to qualify for theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in2006,2008 and2012.[5] He remained in the position until October 2012.[6]
Later, he began managing the women's team ofUAI Urquiza until 2017.[7] In July 2017, he returned to his position as technical director of the women's national teams.[8][9] Borrello led the team to a third-place finish at the2018 Copa América Femenina, with Argentina advancing to anintercontinental play-off againstPanama. Argentina won 5–1 on aggregate to qualify for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France after a twelve-year absence.
After the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Borrello's coaching abilities were publicly criticized by Argentine international playersEstefanía Banini,Florencia Bonsegundo,Ruth Bravo andBelén Potassa,[10][11][12][13] who consequently made the decision to retire from international football as long as he did not resign from his position as coach.
Argentina Women
I feel that the cycle of the current coaching staff is over. If Borrello called me to return to the Argentina women's national team, I would not return, because I would be contradicting myself. The national team needs trained people with international experience.