Claudio Fernando Graf (born 31 January 1976) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a forward.
Career Born in a family of Volga German origin, in the city of Bahía Blanca, Graf has played for a number of clubs in Argentina including Liniers de Bahía Blanca, Banfield, Racing Club, Quilmes, Independiente, Colón de Santa Fe, Chacarita Juniors, and Litex Lovech in Bulgaria.
During the Apertura 2004 he scored a goal with his butt for Chacarita Juniors against Club Atlético Independiente. Chacarita Juniors won 3-0 that day. With Lanús he scored a hat-trick against Rosario Central. After that game the club's fans started calling him San Graf (in English: "St. Graf").
In late 2009, he joined Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. He was part of the squad that won the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. In January 2010, he joined Chilean champion Colo Colo, where he played the 2010 Copa Libertadores. He played with San Martín de San Juan until released in July 2012.http://fantasy.footballforum.ru/Players/Stats.aspx?playerId=7082
Managerial career Retiring in 2012, Graf began his coaching career in April 2014, where he was hired as a youth coach in Lanús.Claudio Graf: De vestir la del Lobo al mundo de inferiores, inferioresplatenses.com.ar, 27 March 2018Arranca el campeonato, clublanus.com, 10 April 2014 In 2016, he joined Talleres in a similar youth coach position.
On 27 September 2018, Graf was appointed assistant coach of Walter Coyette at San Martín de Tucumán.Oficial: Coyette, nuevo técnico de San Martín de Tucumán, argentina.as.com, 27 September 2018 They left the club in February 2019. In September 2019, Graf was once again appointed assistant coach Coyette, this time at Chilean club Unión La Calera.Unión La Calera SADP on Twitter: "Hoy el primer equipo ..., twitter.com, 24 September 2019 They only lasted until the end of 2019.
In June 2020, Graf followed Walter Coyette to Alvarado, once again as an assistant coach.Walter Coyette es el nuevo entrenador de Alvarado, quedigital.com.ar, 25 June 2020
Honors LDU Quito Copa Sudamericana: 2009 Recopa Sudamericana: 2009
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