Luis Antonio Carniglia (4 October 1917 – 22 June 2001) was an Argentine football striker and manager. He played for

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in the 1930s, but is probably best known for managing

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in the 1950s. Luis Carniglia was buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.

Playing career

Born in Olivos, Carniglia began his career in the fourth division club Club de Olivos, in 1932. He remained there for one season before joining

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, but this was only a stepping stone on his way to completing his childhood dream of playing for

, whom he signed for in 1936. His debut, for Boca, was in a friendly played in Parana and was quite a spectacle. Carniglia had a goal within 3 minutes and a fractured left arm by the fifth minute. (Spanish) Boca went on to win the game 3–0. He was part of the Boca side that won the 1940 Argentine First Division and the Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren. 1941 was a turn for the worse in his professional career, in a game against

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, Carniglia broke his leg. The recovery took three years which he spent at

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and

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, though he was never be the same player again. He prolonged his career by playing in the French

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and

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with

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and

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. Transitioning into the role of manager with OGC Nice. That is not to say that his final years as a player were entirely fruitless, he won the Ligue 1 title and a

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in 1952, and the Coupe de France again in 1954, all with Nice.

Managerial career

Following his return to

in 1953 Carniglia played two more seasons before retiring as a player and taking over the reins as the new Nice manager, from the British manager George Berry. He had immediate success winning the

title with Nice in his first year. The following season, 1956–57, saw Nice finish 13th in Ligue 1. Carniglia then left to take over the Spanish giants

. Nice replaced him with the French coach

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. Carniglia was Real Madrid head coach from June 1957 to July 1959 with a two-month stop from February 1959 due to a renal colic. Madrid, at the time, had some of the greatest footballing talent in the world with

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(holder of the

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at the time),

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, Raymond Kopa and

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. These greats were joined in 1957 by

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and Ferenc Puskás in 1958. Carniglia did not have a high opinion of Puskás when he arrived, as he had not played professionally in over a year and was considerably over weight. Carniglia whipped him into shape with Puskás losing 15 kg before his first

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game against Oviedo. Carniglia left Puskás out of the 1959 European cup final, which led to his being sacked by Santiago Bernabéu, the chairman of Real. Carniglia's time with Real was the most fruitful in his management career, winning the European Cup twice, in

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with a 3–2 win over

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and in

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with a 2–0 win over Reims. He also won the La Liga title in

. Carniglia had short spells at ACF Fiorentina and

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before joining

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in 1961. With Roma, he won the

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. Following his mid season departure from Roma in 1963, apparently due to arguments with the club directors, he took over at A.C. Milan, the team he had beaten in the

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. Milan were the reigning European Cup holders and competed in the Intercontinental Cup. They played the

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ian side Santos featuring Pelé at the height of his prowess in the final 1963 final. Milan won the opening game 4 – 2 in

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, Pelé scoring both goals for Santos. Before the second leg rumors began to circulate that the

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referee had been bribed, Milan tried to have match official changed but were barred from doing so. Santos won the second game 4 – 2, without Pelé who was injured. With the two leg final a stalemate, a third decisive play-off game took place in Santos just 48 hours after the second leg. The same match official was used for the playoff game. In the third minute, of the playoff,

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was adjudged to have fouled a player in the box and Santos had a penalty, which they duly converted. Cesare Maldini protested and was sent off. Santos won the fixture 1 – 0. Following his retirement as a coach Carniglia had a spell as General Manager of Boca Juniors with

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as the coach. He was the first president of FAA (Futbolistas Argentinos Agremiados), his home country's footballers union.

Personal life

His son Luis César Carniglia was also a footballer. he spent his entire career in

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playing some

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matches before lowering to amateurs leagues. Lot of media and references mistakenly consider father and sons to be the same person.

Honours

Manager

;Nice *

: 1955–56 ;Real Madrid *

: 1957–58 * European Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59 ;Roma * Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1960–61

References

;General * ;Specific

External links

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