Daniel Alberto Willington (born September 1, 1942) is a retired

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striker who played most of his career for

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of C ...

and Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Argentina national team

Playing career

Willington was born in Santa Fe but spent his childhood in Córdoba; he started his playing career in the late 1950s with local club

. In 1962 he joined Vélez Sársfield where he became a regular member of the first team, in 1968 he was part of the team that won

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1968, the first league title obtained by the club. After leaving Velez, Willington played for

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and Instituto de Córdoba before returning to

in 1974. Willington also had a spell playing for

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during the 1970–71

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season. Titles

Managerial career

Willington was manager of Talleres when the team won the Argentina 2nd division in 1993–94.rsssf: Argentina - Coaches of Championship Teams - Second Level
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References

External links

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Talleres profile

Diario Castellanos - Memories of a great player
1942 births Living people Argentine people of Welsh descent Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine football managers Talleres de Córdoba managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1940s-stub