Mario Francisco Fortunato (1904 – 10 January 1970) was an

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player and manager. Fortunato won three championships as a player with

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in th ...

and went on to lead the club to four Primera División and twp domestic cups as manager.

Playing career

Club

Fortunato began playing for

in 1925, he made his debut on 1 September in a 2–0 win against

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. He played for the club until 1926, winning three titles in those years: Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (1925), Primera División ( 1926) and Copa Estímulo (also in 1926). In 1927 he joined

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where he played until 1929. He returned to Boca and played 3 more games for the club in September and October 1929. Fortunato retired early due to a knee injury, but continued to play in the Argentine amateur league with Sportivo Barracas in the

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season.

National team

Fortunato played 11 games for

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, making his debut in a 2–0 win against

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on 29 November 1925. He was part of the squad for the 1926 South American Championship (current "Copa América") where Argentina finished as runners up.

Managerial career

Fortunato became manager of

in 1930 at the age of 26. He led the team to four league titles in 1930, 1931, 1934 and

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. He returned to the club in 1946 and 1956 and amassed 351 games in charge of the club. Of these games he won 226, drew 57 and lost 68. Fortunato also served as the manager of Ferro Carril Oeste,

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, Chacarita Juniors,

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, Rosario Central and

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. In 1950 he led Club Atlético Lanús to the second division championship.Argentine 2nd level winning managers
at

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Honours

Player

;Boca Juniors * Primera División (1): 1926 * Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (1): 1925 *

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(1):

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;Notes

Manager

;Boca Juniors *

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(4): 1930, 1931, 1934,

* Copa de Competencia Británica (1):

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Copa Escobar-Gerona The Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense Escobar-Gerona was an official football competition organized by both bodies, the Argentine and Uruguayan football association, being first held in 1941. The Cup was played between the Primera División runne ...

(1):

;Lanús *

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(1): 1950

References

External links

Profile
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Boca Juniors playing statistics

Boca Juniors managerial statistics
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