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Juan José Pizzuti
Argentine footballer (1927–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juan José Pizzuti (9 May 1927 – 24 January 2020[1]) was an Argentine football player and manager. A striker, he enjoyed his most notable successes as player and manager with Racing Club de Avellaneda.
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![]() Pizzuti with Racing Club in 1961 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan José Pizzuti | ||
Date of birth | (1927-05-09)9 May 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 24 January 2020(2020-01-24) (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) |
Managerial career | |||
1964–1965 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
1965–1969 | Racing Club | ||
1970–1972 | Argentina | ||
1973 | Colón | ||
1974 | Racing Club | ||
1975–1976 | Independiente Medellín | ||
1983 | Racing Club | ||
1993 | Racing Club | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Pizzuti was born in the Barracas neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and joined the Banfield youth team at the age of 14.