Photo: Víctor Santa María / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Alfio Basile, known as Coco, is the kind of figure South American football is built on. A hard-nosed defender out of Bahía Blanca who made his name at Racing Club and Huracán, he became something even bigger in the dugout. What gives me chills is his run with Racing, where he lifted the Supercopa Libertadores, the club's first international title since 1967, then collected four trophies with the Argentina national team and even took charge of Boca Juniors. He carries the grit and pride of the Argentine game in his bones. The data on him is thin, but that résumé alone marks him as a living witness to his country's football history.
Overview
Alfio "Coco" Basile (born 1 November 1943) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He played for Racing Club de Avellaneda and Huracán before becoming a manager. He coached many teams during his career, being most notable Racing Club de Avellaneda (where he won the Supercopa Libertadores, the first international title for the club since 1967), the Argentina national team (with 4 titles won) and Boca Junio…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alfio Basile
- Name (Japanese)
- アルフィオ・バシーレ
- Reading
- あるふぃお・ばしーれ
- Born
- November 1, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Argentina →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.