 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Oscar Fulloné Arce | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-04-04)4 April 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 2017(2017-05-22) (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes de La Plata | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1963–1964 | Real Oviedo | ||
| 1967–1969 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1981 | FC Sion | ||
| 1994–1998 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 1998–2000 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 2000 | Al-Ahly (Tripoli) | ||
| 2000 | Al Ain | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Masry | ||
| 2001–2002 | Burkina Faso | ||
| 2002–2003 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| 2003–2004 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ||
| 2004–2005 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2005–2006 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 2007 | Maghreb Fez | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Ittihad (Aleppo) | ||
| 2008 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| 2008–2009 | USM Alger | ||
| 2009–2010 | KAC Kenitra | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Oscar Fulloné Arce, better known asOscar Fulloné (4 April 1939 – 22 May 2017) was an Argentinefootball coach and player. He played as amidfielder forIndependiente Medellín andReal Oviedo before moving to England to play forAston Villa in 1967. Known asOscar Arce during his time in England he remained in the country following his retirement from playing and was a coach for bothSheffield United andSunderland. He became manager of Swiss sideFC Sion in 1980 before going on to become one of the most successful African club managers.
Fulloné started his career withEstudiantes in Argentina,Independiente Medellín in Colombia andReal Oviedo in Spain.[citation needed]
In 1968, he joinedAston Villa of England alongside his younger brother, Hector Fulloné Arce.[2] It was reported at the time that "Oscar Arce is a wizard of ball control who was so determined to play for Aston Willa that he completed a two-year residential qualification in this country".[3] Together they played inThe Central League for the reserve team during the 1968–69 season.[4] Neither brother played for the first team. In October 1969, Fulloné underwent successful surgery to have cartilage removed from his left leg.[5] Fulloné was released from his contract and Hector returned to Argentina.[6]
After retiring as a player, Fulloné became a football coach. He was appointed as youth team manager atMillwall in September 1977, reportedly turning down the opportunity to manageEl Salvador at the1977 CONCACAF Championship.[7] He was on the staff atSheffield United between 1978 and 1979 when the club tried to sign Argentine internationalDiego Maradona but ultimately ended up signingAlejandro Sabella instead.[8] Fulloné was also involved in the transfer of ArgentineWorld Cup winnersRicardo Villa andOsvaldo Ardiles toSpurs.[8]
Fulloné's managerial career began in Switzerland where he served as manager of Swiss sideFC Sion between 1980 and 1981.[9] Since then he spent most of his career managing African teams, winning league titles in Ivory Coast, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. He won the African Champions League twice in consecutive years with different clubs in ASEC and Raja Casablanca. He would go on to win the African Cup Winners' Cup with Wydad Casablanca in 2002. He was nominated by CAF for Africa-based coach of the year but lost out toBruno Metsu.[10]
Fulloné also had a brief spell as manager of theBurkina Faso national team between September 2001 and January 2002 but left the position ahead of the2002 African Cup of Nations due to the illness of his wife who was hospitalised in Paris, France.[11][12][13]
He died in May 2017, at the age of 78, in Morocco.[14][15]