Ricardo La Volpe

Ricardo La Volpe
La Volpe as Monterrey manager in 2008
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni
Date of birth (1952-02-06) 6 February 1952
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1973 Banfield 108 (0)
1975–1979 San Lorenzo 112 (0)
1979–1982 Atlante
1982–1983 Oaxtepec
International career
1975–1978 Argentina 8 (0)
Managerial career
1983–1984 Oaxtepec
1988–1989 Atlante
1989 Guadalajara
1990–1991 Querétaro
1991–1996 Atlante
1996 América
1997–2001 Atlas
2001–2002 Toluca
2002–2006 Mexico
2006–2007 Boca Juniors
2007–2008 Vélez Sársfield
2008 Monterrey
2009–2010 Atlas
2010–2011 Costa Rica
2011 Banfield
2012–2013 Atlante
2014 Guadalajara
2015–2016 Chiapas
2016–2017 América
2018 Pyramids
2019 Toluca
2024 Muchachos FC (AKL)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina (as a player)
FIFA World Cup
Winner1978 Argentina
Representing  Mexico (as manager)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2003 United States–Mexico
Pan American Games
2003 Santo DomingoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrikaɾðo la ˈβolpe]; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico.

As a coach, La Volpe was in charge of both the Mexico and Costa Rica national teams, coaching the former at the 2006 World Cup. As club manager at Atlante, the league title was won in the 1992–93 season.

On 22 April 2020, in an interview with David Faitelson, he announced his retirement from management.