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.
 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 (left) with Miguel "Gitano" Juárez in Rosario Central. They would then work together in Newell's Old Boys.
Menotti, Jorge Rinaldi and Carlos Daniel Tapia at Boca Juniors in 1987
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
- 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)