Carlos Bilardo
Carlos Salvador Bilardo Digiano (born 16 March 1938) is a former Argentine physician, footballer, and manager. He won the 1986 FIFA World Cup with Argentina. He is known by fans and the media as el narigón ("the big nosed one").
 Bilardo as Argentina's manager during the 1986 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Salvador Bilardo Digiano | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1938 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo de Almagro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | San Lorenzo | 174 | (12) |
| 1961–1965 | Deportivo Español | 111 | (39) |
| 1965–1970 | Estudiantes | 175 | (11) |
| Total | 460 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 1959 | Argentina youth | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971 | Estudiantes | ||
| 1973–1976 | Estudiantes | ||
| 1976–1978 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 1979 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 1979–1981 | Colombia | ||
| 1982–1983 | Estudiantes | ||
| 1983–1990 | Argentina | ||
| 1992–1993 | Sevilla FC | ||
| 1996 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1998 | Guatemala | ||
| 1999–2000 | Libya | ||
| 2003–2004 | Estudiantes | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Honours
Player
Manager
- Categoría Primera A runner-up: 1977, 1978
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1978
- FIFA World Cup: 1986; runner-up: 1990
- Copa América Third place: 1989
Individual
- Guerin Sportivo Manager of the Year: 1986
- South American Coach of the Year: 1986, 1987
- Konex Award: 1990
- World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013[1][2]
Carlos Bilardo Media
Carlos Bilardo in Argentina colours in 1959
Bilardo while playing for Estudiantes de La Plata in 1968
Bilardo with Pedro Pasculli in México 1986
References
- ↑ Jamie Rainbow. The Greatest Manager of all time (4 July 2013)World Soccer.
- ↑ Jamie Rainbow. The Greatest XI: how the panel voted (2 July 2013)World Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
Other websites
- Official website
- FIFA.com articles on Bilardo. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- Bilardo returns to Manchester Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Futbol Factory profile (in es). Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- Estudiantes » Squad 1970/1971 at WorldFootball.net
- Carlos Bilardo at WorldFootball.net
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Enzo Bearzot |
FIFA World Cup Winning Manager 1986 |
Succeeded by Franz Beckenbauer |