Arturo Villasanti

Arturo Rafael Villasanti Mora (born 13 May 1985) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Playing career Born in Fernando de la Mora, Villasanti played for hometown side Fernando de la Mora and Silvio Pettirossi before moving abroad with Boca Unidos in 2008. In 2009, after a short spell at Deportes Iquique, he returned to the club, and featured rarely in the Primera B Nacional.

In 2011, after a one-year spell at Central Norte, Villasanti signed for Defensores de Belgrano in the Primera B Metropolitana. He joined Sportivo Belgrano in 2012, and moved to Unión de Mar del Plata on 2 August 2013 after achieving promotion.

On 29 December 2015, after playing for Sportivo Patria, Villasanti agreed to a deal with Sarmiento de Resistencia, but left the club the following 25 January due to "personal reasons". He subsequently represented Sol de América de Formosa before retiring in 2017, aged 32.

Managerial career After retiring, Villasanti returned to his home country and joined Tembetary, being a manager of the youth sides and coordinator of the football school. In March 2023, he was announced as first team manager for the year's Primera División B Metropolitana, and achieved promotion as champions.

Villasanti remained a manager of the Rojiverdes in the 2024 Paraguayan División Intermedia, achieving a second consecutive promotion after finishing second. On 10 April 2025, however, he resigned.

Honours Tembetary Primera División B Metropolitana: 2023