Julio Daniel Asad (; born 7 June 1953) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder, and participated with Argentina in the 1975 Copa América.
Asad was nicknamed "El Turco" due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity.Recopilaron casi 200 años de los sirio libaneses en Argentina In Argentina, Arabs were mistakenly called Turks, since they came to Argentina with Ottoman Turkish documents in the 1900s.Recopilaron casi 200 años de los sirio libaneses en Argentina After he retired from professional football, he became a manager. He has coached clubs in Argentina, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and El Salvador.
He is the uncle of Omar Asad, who was also a successful player for Vélez in the 1990s.100 x 100 El Turco Asad", Diego Borinsky, El Gráfico, número 4398, maio de 2010, pp. 24-35
Honours
Manager Club Deportivo Riestra Champion: 1985
Defensores de Belgrano Champions: 1991–92
Club Leandro N. Alem Champions: Clausura 1996
Centro Deportivo Olmedo Champions: 2000
Club Deportivo Cuenca Champions: 2004
Al-Nassr Federation Cup: 2007
Personal Coach Of The Year in Ecuador: 2000, 2001 Coach Of The Year in Saudi Arabia: 2003
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