* Made three appearances for Argentina and was a member of the squad that reached the 1990 World Cup final in Italy. As a coach:* Has coached in Argentina with Rosario Central (1998-2001), Peru, where he led Sporting Cristal to the league title in 2005, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia and Brazil, where he took charge of Sao Paulo this year. The 58-year-old is expected to make convincing Messi to go back on his decision to quit international soccer his first task. * Fourth on the list of the world's highest-scoring top flight defenders according to statistics body IFFHS, with 109 goals in 499 matches playing for Central, Atletico Junior (Colombia), Independiente (Argentina) and Veracruz (Mexico). Factbox on Edgardo Bauza, who was named Argentina coach on Monday:Born: Jan 26, 1958 in Granadero Baigorria, Rosario, ArgentinaAs a player:* Central defender, nicknamed "Paton" (big foot), spent the bulk of his playing career at Rosario Central for whom he scored 80 goals in 310 games and helped win the Argentine league title twice in the 1980s.

Source: dna August 02, 2016 07:41 UTC