Juan José Pizzuti
 Pizzuti with Racing Club in 1961 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Pizzuti | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 2020 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1941–1947 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1950 | Banfield | 77 | (47) |
| 1951 | River Plate | 30 | (7) |
| 1952–1954 | Racing Club | 213 (total) | (118) |
| 1955 | Boca Juniors | 20 | (9) |
| 1956–1962 | Racing Club | (see above) | |
| 1962–1963 | Boca Juniors | 9 | (2) |
| Total | 349 | (183) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1959 | Argentina | 12 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan José Pizzuti (9 May 1927 – 24 January 2020
Pizzuti was born in the Barracas neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and joined the Banfield youth team at the age of 14.
Playing career
Pizzuti made his breakthrough into the Banfield first team in 1947 at the age of 19. He became the
In 1952, after only one season with River, Pizzuti left to join Racing Club de Avellaneda, he became the topscorer in the Argentine league for a second time in 1953.
In 1955 Pizzuti joined Boca Juniors, making him one of a select band of players to have played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors, he only played 20 games that season and returned to Racing Club in 1956.
Pizzuti was part of a championship winning team for the first time in 1958, and Racing won the title again in 1961. Pizzuti then returned to Boca Juniors where he won his third and last league title as a player in 1962. He retired as a player in 1963, by the end of his career he had scored a total of 182 goals in 349 games, to make him one of the top 20 all time goalscorers in the Argentine league.
International career
Pizzuti played for Argentina between 1951 and 1959, he was part of the squad for the
Titles as a player
Racing
Boca Juniors
- Primera División Argentina: 1962
Argentina
Managerial career
Pizzuti took over as the manager of Racing Club in 1965, he led them to the Argentine league championship in 1966 and then saw his team defeat
Pizzuti was manager of the Argentina national team between 1970 and 1972, taking the team to fourth place at the
Titles as a manager
Racing
- Primera División Argentina: 1966
- Copa Libertadores: 1967
- Intercontinental Cup: 1967
References
External links
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)
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