Héctor Leonardo Marinaro Sr. (23 July 1931 – 30 January 2017)[1] was an Argentine football player and coach.

Marinaro began his professional career with Racing Club of the Argentine first division when he was sixteen years old.

In 1961, he spent the summer playing on loan with Montreal Concordia in the Québec National Soccer League.

[1] The Falcons then entered the North American Soccer League in 1968, but folded at the end of the season.

In 1996, he served as the general manager for the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League.

His sons, Héctor and Rob both played professionally and currently coach collegiate soccer in the United States.