Hugo Tocalli

Hugo Daniel Tocalli (born 21 January 1948) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is the current youth coordinator of Independiente.

Tocalli played over 400 games as a goalkeeper, and went on to coach a number of clubs as well as the Argentina under-20 team.

Playing career Tocalli was with San Lorenzo de Almagro before starting his playing career in 1970 with Deportivo Morón. In 1971, he joined Nueva Chicago where he played until 1974.

In 1975, Tocalli started his first spell with Quilmes before moving to Argentinos Juniors in 1977 where he was a teammate of the young Diego Maradona.

In 1994, Tocalli became involved with the Argentine youth team, alongside José Pékerman. After Peckerman became the national team coach, Tocalli took over as Under-20 coach, leading the team to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup title. On 21 April 2010 the Coach has left Colo-Colo due to family reasons. Quilmes Atlético Club hired Tocalli as coach on 3 June 2010. However, he resigned after the 11th fixture of the 2010–11 season, as Quilmes was unable to win any games under his coaching (6 draws, 5 defeats).

Personal life His son, Alejandro, was with the Argentinos Juniors youth ranks under José Pékerman, Independiente, San Lorenzo de Almagro, among others clubs.

His son, Martín, is a goalkeeping coach who has worked for the Argentine national team under Jorge Sampaoli and Lionel Scaloni.