César Luis Menotti
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.
| File:Menotti world cup.jpg Menotti with the FIFA World Cup Trophy in 1978 as Argentina head coach | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Luis Menotti | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 2024 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | 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 | |||
As a player, he played as a striker for clubs Rosario Central and Boca Juniors.
Death
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]
Honours
Player
Boca Juniors
Santos
Argentina
- Copa América third-place: 1963
Manager
Huracán
Barcelona
Argentina Youth
Argentina
Individual
César Luis Menotti Media
- Menotti y Juárez.JPG
Menotti (left) with Miguel "Gitano" Juárez in Rosario Central. They would then work together in Newell's Old Boys
- Menotti y jugadores huracan en vestuario 1973.jpg
Menotti and players of Huracán celebrating the 1973 Primera División championship
- Menotti abrazo olguin.jpg
Menotti and Jorge Olguín when Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 1978
- Rinaldi menotti tapia.jpg
Menotti, Jorge Rinaldi and Carlos Daniel Tapia at Boca Juniors in 1987
- Menotti 1962.jpg
An elegant César L. Menotti during a photo session for El Gráfico.
- Menotti serrat.jpg
Menotti and one of his heroes, singer Joan Manuel Serrat, in 1984
References
- ↑ "La salud de Menotti hoy: fue operado y sigue internado - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in español). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "Muere César Luis Menotti, exentrenador del Barcelona y de la Argentina campeona del mundo en 1978". El País (in español). 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "Cesar Luis Menotti, football romantic who led Argentina to first World Cup". France 24. 5 May 2024.
- ↑ Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer.
- ↑ 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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- Todo-Argentina biography (in Spanish)
- Full Spanish language electronic text of "El DT del Proceso", a book strongly critical of Menotti's ethics and his links to the military regime (in Spanish)
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)