Arturo Salah

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Salah and the second or maternal family name is Cassani.

Arturo Salah

Personal information
Full name	Arturo Salah Cassani
Date of birth	(1949-12-04) 4 December 1949
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1971	Audax Italiano
1972–1974	Universidad Católica
1975–1981	Universidad de Chile
1982–1983	Palestino
Managerial career
1986–1990	Colo-Colo
1990–1993	Chile
1992–1994	Universidad de Chile
1994–1996	Monterrey
1999–2000	Cobreloa
2004–2007	Huachipato
2007–2008	Universidad de Chile
2010–2011	Huachipato
2012	Santiago Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arturo Salah Cassani (born 4 December 1949) is a Chilean former footballer and manager.

Manager career

He began his managerial career with Colo-Colo. He won two national championships (1986 & 1989), finished runner-up twice (1987 & 1988), and won the Copa Chile three times with Colo-Colo. After that impressive run with Colo-Colo, Salah took charge of the Chilean national team from 1990 to 1993. In 1991 he led "La Roja" to a third place in the Copa America. He stayed in charged of "La Roja" for 30 games, of which he won 12, tied 7, and lost 11.

After that he was hired as the coach of Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the team lasted one year before he moved to coach Mexican team Monterrey.

In 2001, Salah was hired as National Director of Chiledeportes, turning back to coaching in 2003. In Huachipato Salah raised the team's level of play and reached the 2006 Copa Sudamerica, being eliminated by Colo-Colo. He stayed with the team until 2007 when he was hired by Universidad de Chile.

In his career he has coached 421 games, won 209, tied 124, and lost 88.

Honours

Player

Club

Colo-Colo

• Primera División de Chile: 1979

Manager

Club

Colo-Colo

• Primera División de Chile (2): 1986, 1989
• Copa Chile (3): 1988, 1989, 1990