Juan Carlos Lorenzo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos Lorenzo | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 14 November 2001 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1940–1945 | Chacarita Juniors | 79 | (20) |
1945–1947 | Boca Juniors | 25 | (8) |
1947–1952 |
Sampdoria | 77 | (19) |
1952–1953 |
Nancy | ||
1954–1957 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1957–1958 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
1958 | Mallorca | ||
Managerial career | |||
1958–1960 | Mallorca | ||
1961–1962 |
San Lorenzo | ||
1962 | Argentina | ||
1962–1964 |
Lazio | ||
1964–1965 |
Roma | ||
1965 |
San Lorenzo | ||
1966 | Argentina | ||
1966 | River Plate | ||
1967 | Mallorca | ||
1968–1971 |
Lazio | ||
1972 |
San Lorenzo | ||
1973–1974 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1975–1976 | Santa Fe | ||
1976–1979 | Boca Juniors | ||
1980 | Racing Club | ||
1981 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
1981–1982 |
San Lorenzo | ||
1982 |
Atlante | ||
1982–1983 |
Vélez Sársfield | ||
1983 | Atlanta | ||
1984 | Independiente | ||
1984–1985 |
Lazio | ||
1985 |
San Lorenzo | ||
1987 | Boca Juniors | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan Carlos "Toto" Lorenzo (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos loˈɾenso]; 27 October 1922 – 14 November 2001) was an Argentine football player and coach. He became an icon for Boca Juniors fans after he coached the club to its first two Copa Libertadores titles.
Biography
In his teens, Lorenzo played for
, where in 1958 he was coach and player. He then retired from playing, but remained as a coach.Lorenzo would be the coach that helped Mallorca to promote to Primera División for the first time in 1960.[1][2]
Influenced by Argentine-Italian
In 1973, Lorenzo went to Atlético Madrid, who went on to win the league title and lose the
Lorenzo's Boca was anchored by goalkeeper
After that cycle, Lorenzo coached a number of different clubs with less success, including
Honours
Player
Chacarita Juniors
- Primera B: 1941
Boca Juniors
- Copa Escobar-Gerona: 1945, 1946
- Copa de Competencia Británica: 1946
- Argentine Primera División runner-up: 1945, 1946, 1947
Nancy
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1953
Atlético Madrid
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 1956
Manager
Mallorca
Roma
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División runner-up: 1966
Lazio
San Lorenzo
Atlético Madrid
- European Cup runner-up: 1973-74
- La Liga runner-up: 1973-74
Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional
- Copa Libertadores: 1977, 1978
- Intercontinental Cup: 1977
- Copa Interamericana runner-up: 1978
Atlanta
- Primera B: 1983
References
- ^ "Entrenadores míticos: Juan Carlos 'Toto' Lorenzo" Archived 3 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine by Gonzalo Mazarrasa on Club Mallorca website
- ^ "Muere Lorenzo, el primer entrenador que llevó al Mallorca a Primera División", El Mundo, 15 November 2001
- ^ "Aquel templo del fútbol en Boedo", by Pedro Uzquiza, Clarín, 2 December 1999
- ^ "La era del 'Toto'" Archived 12 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine on Tatengues website
- ^ "Lorenzo's Biography Informe Xeneize". Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2006.
- ^ "Las mil y una del Toto Lorenzo" Archived 10 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Clarín, 27 October 1996