Manuel Fleitas Solich (30 December 1900 – 24 March 1984) was a Paraguayan football player and coach. He was known as "El Brujo" (the Wizard).
Career as a coach
Solich's career as a coach proved to be impressive as he led the Paraguayan national team to a final in the 1947 Copa América and won the 1953 tournament (which was the first Copa América ever won by Paraguay). He also coached the Paraguayan national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. At the club level coached several Brazilian clubs such as Palmeiras, Corinthians, Atlético,[1] Fluminense and Flamengo, being this last club where he won several titles. In Europe, Solich coached Real Madrid for seven months of the 1959–1960 season, where he led the Spanish team to 21 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses.[2] He also coached the Peru national football team, Newell's Old Boys, Quilmes, Club Libertad and his beloved Club Nacional.
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Paraguay squads |
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- MF Benítez Casco
- MF Delgado
- MF Fleitas Solich
- DF González
- FW Lima
- FW López
- DF Paredes
- GK Portaluppi
- GK Radice
- FW Rivas
- MF Rodríguez
- FW Schaerer
- FW Vera
- FW Zelada
- Coach: Durand Laguna
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- MF Benítez Casco
- FW Capdevila
- MF Centurión Miranda
- GK Denis
- FW Elizeche
- FW Erico
- MF Fleitas Solich
- FW Fretes
- DF González
- FW López
- DF Mena Porta
- DF Paredes
- FW Ramírez
- FW Rivas
- FW Schaerer
- Coach: Fleitas Solich
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- MF Capdevila
- MF Centurión Miranda
- GK Denis
- MF Díaz
- FW Elizeche
- FW Fretes
- DF Gorostiaga
- FW I. López
- FW Ó. López
- DF Mena Porta
- FW Miranda
- DF Nessi
- DF Paredes
- GK Recalde
- FW Rivas
- FW Zelada
- Coach: Fleitas Solich
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- DF A. Benítez Casco
- MF I. Benítez Casco
- FW Capdevila
- MF Centurión Miranda
- GK Denis
- MF Díaz
- DF Durand
- MF Fleitas Solich
- FW Fretes
- FW López
- FW Molinas
- FW Rivas
- DF Sirvent
- GK Torres
- FW Urbita Sosa
- Coach: Fleitas Solich
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- FW Aquino
- MF Ayala
- FW Bareiro
- FW Barrios
- GK Encina
- Etcheverry
- Ferreira
- FW Godoy
- Gómes Benítez
- GK M. González
- MF Ibáñez
- DF Invernizzi
- DF Lezcano
- FW Mingo
- Morín
- FW Núñez Velloso
- FW Ortega
- Romero
- DF Velloso
- MF Villalba
- Coach: Fleitas Solich
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Manuel Fleitas Solich managerial positions |
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