Facundo Sava

Facundo Sava (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre forward. He is the current manager of Atlético Tucumán.

Facundo Sava
Personal information
Full name Facundo Sava
Date of birth (1974-03-07) 7 March 1974
Place of birth Ituzaingó, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
Atlético Tucumán (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Ferro Carril Oeste 80 (9)
1996–1997 Boca Juniors 7 (0)
1997–2002 Gimnasia LP 182 (67)
2002–2006 Fulham 27 (6)
2004–2005 → Celta (loan) 26 (3)
2005–2006 → Lorca Deportiva (loan) 38 (7)
2006–2008 Racing Club 66 (29)
2008–2009 Arsenal de Sarandí 21 (3)
2009–2010 Quilmes 21 (4)
2010 Ferro Carril Oeste 6 (2)
Total 474 (130)
Managerial career
2012 San Martín SJ
2013 Unión de Santa Fe
2014–2015 O'Higgins
2015 Quilmes
2016 Racing Club
2017 Tigre
2018 Gimnasia LP
2019–2021 Quilmes
2022 Patronato
2023 Cerro Porteño
2023 Sarmiento
2024 Huracán
2024– Atlético Tucumán
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sava played 17 years of professional football, mainly representing Gimnasia and Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División. Abroad, he had brief spells at Fulham in the Premier League, and Celta Vigo and Lorca Deportiva in Spain's Segunda División in the early 2000s.

In 2012, Sava began managing, leading several clubs in his country's top flight including Racing and Gimnasia, as well as O'Higgins in the Chilean Primera División and Cerro Porteño in Paraguay. He won the Copa Argentina with Patronato in 2022.

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