José Varacka
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 May 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Argentina | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1960 | Independiente | 202 | (2) |
1960–1965 | River Plate | 146 | (1) |
1966 | San Lorenzo | 17 | (0) |
1967 | Colo-Colo | ||
1967 | Miraflores | ||
National team | |||
1956–1966 | Argentina | 28 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1968–1971 | Gimnasia LP | ||
1972 | Boca Juniors | ||
1973–1974 | Gimnasia LP | ||
1975 | Atlanta | ||
1975–1977 | Atlético Junior | ||
1978–1979 | Gimnasia LP | ||
1979 | Millonarios | ||
1980–1981 | Atlético Junior | ||
1981–1983 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
1983 | River Plate | ||
1984 | Atlético Junior | ||
1987–1988 | Atlético Junior | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2008 |
José Varacka (born 27 May 1932 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former football player and coach.
Club career
Varacka played for three of the big five teams in Argentina. He started his career in 1952 with Independiente. In 1954 he played and scored in a famous 6–0 win over Real Madrid.[1] He joined River Plate in 1960 where he played for six seasons.
In 1966 Varacka joined San Lorenzo de Almagro and after one season with the club he would down his career at Colo-Colo in Chile and then Miraflores in Peru.
International career
Varacka played in the 1958 and 1966 editions of the FIFA World Cup. He played in the Copa América 1956[2] and 1959.[3] He also played in the 1964 Copa de Las Naciones, played in Brazil.[4]
Managerial career
Varacka started his managerial career with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in 1968. He went on to serve as the manager of Boca Juniors and River Plate. he won two Colombian league titles during his four spells as manager of Atlético Junior (1977 & 1980).[5] In 1981 his Argentinos Juniors team dramatically avoided relegation on the last day of the season by beating his former team San Lorenzo 1–0, causing their relegation instead. Varacka also managed the Argentine national team in the 1974 world cup alongside Vladislao Cap.
References
- ↑ José Varacka debió ser internado de urgencia (in Spanish)
- ↑ Copa América 1956 squads at rsssf
- ↑ Copa América 1959 squads at rsssf
- ↑ La Primera Copa Mundial de Argentina Archived 30 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. (in Spanish)
- ↑ Colombia championship winning teams at rsssf
External links
- Varacka – FIFA competition record (archive)
- BDFA profile (in Spanish)