César Luis Menotti
Argentine footballer and manager (1938–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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César Luis Menotti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsesaɾ ˈlwis meˈnoti]; 22 October 1938 – 5 May 2024), known as El Flaco ("Slim"), was an Argentine football player and manager who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.
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Date of birth | (1938-10-22)22 October 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 May 2024(2024-05-05) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1960–1963 | Rosario Central | 86 | (47) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Racing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1966 | Boca Juniors | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 | New York Generals | 29 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Santos | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1969–1970 | Juventus-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1963–1968 | Argentina | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1970 | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1974 | Huracán | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1983 | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1979 | Argentina U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1984 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Independiente | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Independiente | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Independiente | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Puebla | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Tecos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Argentina (director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Menotti played as a striker, most notably for Argentine clubs Rosario Central and Boca Juniors. As a manager, he won three cups with Barcelona and also led Atlético Madrid in La Liga in the 1980s, as well as leading Superclásico rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. He was briefly the manager of Mexico and Italian Serie A club Sampdoria in the 1990s.
During Menotti's tenure as manager of the Argentina national team (from 1974 to 1982), he carried out a project that differed from previous processes, bringing him to be recognised as one of the most influential managers in the history of Argentine football.[1][2][3]