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César Luis Menotti

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César Luis Menotti
Menotti with the FIFA World Cup Trophy in 1978 as Argentina head coach
Personal information
Full name César Luis Menotti
Date of birth (1938-11-05)5 November 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
Club information
Current team
Argentina (director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 Rosario Central 86 (47)
1964 Racing Club
1965–1966 Boca Juniors 18 (6)
1967 New York Generals
1968 Santos 1 (0)
1969–1970 Clube Atlético Juventus
National team
1963–1968 Argentina 11 (2)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

César Luis Menotti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsesaɾ ˈlwis meˈnoti]; 5 November 1938 – 5 May 2024), known as El Flaco ("Slim"), was an Argentine former football manager and player. He won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of Argentina.

As a player, he played as a striker for clubs Rosario Central and Boca Juniors.

Menotti died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 85, after being hospitalized in Buenos Aires for a month with anemia.​[1][2][3]

Boca Juniors

Santos

Argentina

Huracán

Barcelona

Argentina Youth

Argentina

Individual

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References

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  1. "La salud de Menotti hoy: fue operado y sigue internado - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. "Muere César Luis Menotti, exentrenador del Barcelona y de la Argentina campeona del mundo en 1978". El País (in Spanish). 5 May 2024.
  3. "Cesar Luis Menotti, football romantic who led Argentina to first World Cup". France 24. 5 May 2024.
  4. Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer.
  5. Jamie Rainbow (2 July 2013). "The Greatest XI: how the panel voted". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

Other websites

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