Antonio Zaracho
| 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 | |||
Antonio Román Zaracho Núñez (born 13 June 1957) is a Paraguayan naturalized Chilean[1] football manager and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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]
References
- ^ a b Cárcamo, Ricardo; Esparza, Samuel (11 September 2023). "¿Todo por ganar? La nacionalización de atletas en el deporte de alto rendimiento". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d Loma-Osorio, Antonio (13 April 2024). "Antonio Zaracho: "Los Clásicos entre el Conce y el Vial los jugábamos a muerte, pero con nobleza; hoy todo es agresión"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Antonio Zaracho es el nuevo entrenador del Huachipato". Última Hora (in Spanish). 13 June 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Mardones, Por Fabiánn (8 February 2021). "La última estación de Arturo Fernández Vial en Primera". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Un referente bajo los tres palos Antonio Zaracho 🇵🇾" (in Spanish). Memorias Albirrojas. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ ""Cuando tomamos ritmo fuimos imparables": El recuerdo del ascenso de Deportes Concepción '94 -". tudeporteradio.cl (in Spanish). 4 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Concepcion 1994 - Segunda Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Planteles 1979-2018 - 1998". Club Deportes Cobresal (in Spanish). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Especiales Emol - Mercado del fútbol chileno 2009". Emol (in Spanish). 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Campos, Carlos (2 June 2019). "Antonio Zaracho, entrenador sub 19 de Fernández Vial: "Hoy verán a chicos que dejarán todo en la cancha"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Iberia de Los Ángeles se impone al Vial en su visita a Concepción". Portal 3Division.cl (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Antonio Zaracho: "No debemos mirar en menos a Puerto Montt por más que no tenga puntos"". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Zaracho sueña con llevar al "León" femenino a la gloria". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "ACADEMIA ANTONIO ZARACHO SE SUMA COMO ESCUELA FILIAL DEL LEÓN". Deportes Concepción (in Spanish). 1 October 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
External links
- Antonio Zaracho at WorldFootball.net