Английская Википедия:César Luis Menotti

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César Luis Menotti (Шаблон:IPA-es; born 5 November 1938), known as El Flaco ("Slim"), is an Argentine former football manager and player who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.

During his playing days, he played as a striker, most notably for Argentine clubs Rosario Central and Boca Juniors.

Playing career

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Menotti (left) with Miguel Gitano Juárez in Rosario Central. They would then work together in Newell's Old Boys.

After playing some games for the reserve team, Menotti debuted in Primera División playing for Rosario Central in 1960. His first professional match was on 3 July versus Boca Juniors, a 3–1 victory.

Menotti remained four seasons in Rosario Central prior to be transferred in 1964 to Racing, then moving to Boca Juniors in 1965, where he would win his first title as player, the 1965 Primera División. Two years later Menotti arrived to the North American Soccer League to play for the New York Generals. In 1968 Menotti was traded to Santos FC where he was teammate of Pelé and won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Intercontinental Supercup and Campeonato Paulista all in 1968. After his tenure with Santos, Menotti signed with Clube Atlético Juventus, where he retired from football in 1970.

Early managerial career

After retiring from play, Menotti became friends with coach Miguel "Gitano" Juárez, with whom he traveled to the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Fascinated by the Brazilian style of play led by his friend Pelé, he decided to become a coach himself. Menotti worked as coach assistant of Juárez in Newell's Old Boys.

As manager, Menotti won his first title with Huracán, the 1973 Torneo Metropolitano with a side that included notable players such as Carlos Babington, Miguel Brindisi, Roque Avallay and the outstanding René Houseman. That squad was widely praised by the media due to their style of playing, being considered one of the best Argentine teams of all time. Huracán played 32 matches, winning 19 with 5 loses. The squad scored 62 goals and received 30.

Argentina national team

Menotti was appointed the head coach of the Argentina national team in October 1974.

1978 World Cup

Menotti was the coach of Argentina when they won their first FIFA World Cup in 1978, defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Between 1978 and 1982

In 1979, Menotti led the Argentina U20 national team to success in the World Youth Championship in Japan, with Diego Maradona the team's star player.

1982 World Cup

At the 1982 World Cup, Argentina lost to Belgium in their opening match. The team started with Fillol; Olguin, Galván, Passarella, Tarantini; Ardiles, Gallego, Maradona; Bertoni, Díaz, and Kempes.Шаблон:Citation needed Argentina then defeated Hungary and El Salvador, and met Italy and Brazil in Group 3 of the second round, although they lost both matches.

Later career

Menotti was appointed Barcelona head coach in 1983, helping them to win the Copa del Rey, 1983 Copa de la Liga and the 1983 Supercopa de España before leaving in 1984.

On 3 February 2017, Guadalajara made a formal offer to sign him on as their academy director.

In January 2019, Menotti was named as the director of the Argentina National Teams.

Personality, influence and political views

Menotti always displayed a rebellious streak and cultivated an image of coolness. He wore long hair, dressed casually, and used to drop references to cultural icons in his conversations, from writer Ernesto Sabato to singer Joan Manuel Serrat. He was opinionated on politics, projecting a left-wing socialist image that contrasted with his holding a very visible post during the right-wing military dictatorship.

Menotti famously proclaimed:

Honours

Player

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: 1965

Santos

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1968
• Intercontinental Supercup: 1968
• Campeonato Paulista: 1968

Argentina

• Copa América third-place: 1963

Manager

Huracán

• Primera División: 1973 Metropolitano

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 1982–83
• Copa de la Liga: 1983
• Supercopa de España: 1983

Boca Juniors

• Supercopa Libertadores runner-up: 1994
• Copa Iberoamericana runner-up: 1994

Independiente

• Argentine Primera División runner-up: 1996 Apertura

Argentina Youth

• Toulon Tournament: 1975
• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1979

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 1978

Individual

• World Soccer 22nd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013

External links

• Todo-Argentina biography Шаблон:In lang
• 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 Шаблон:In lang
• Шаблон:Webarchive Шаблон:In lang