Arturo Salah
Arturo Salah Cassani (born 4 December 1949) is a former Chilean footballer and manager. From January 2016 until 2019 he was the president of Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.

He studied civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

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 charge of "La Roja" for thirty games, of which he won twelve, tied seven, and lost eleven.

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 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 Universidad de Chile hired him.

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

Honours

Player

Club
Universidad de Chile
 Copa Chile: 1979

Manager

Club
Colo-Colo
 Primera División de Chile (2): 1986, 1989
 Copa Chile (3): 1988, 1989, 1990

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1949 births
Living people
Chilean people of Palestinian descent
Chilean people of Italian descent
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Audax Italiano footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Club Universidad de Chile footballers
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
Men's association football defenders
Chilean football managers
Chilean expatriate football managers
Colo-Colo managers
Chile national football team managers
Club Universidad de Chile managers
C.F. Monterrey managers
C.D. Cobreloa managers
Huachipato FC managers
Santiago Wanderers managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Liga MX managers
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate football managers in Mexico
1991 Copa América managers
1993 Copa América managers
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
Presidents of the ANFP