Manuel Giúdice (15 July 1918 – 27 June 1983) was an
Argentine
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football
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player and manager. He is mainly known for his successful managing spell at the helm of the Argentine powerhouse
Club Atlético Independiente
() is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, which plays in the Argentine Primera Divi ...
in the mid-1960s.
Career
Born in
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
, Giúdice first started playing at several clubs in his home town. In 1939 he transferred to the
Buenos Aires
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based
Club Atlético Huracán
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and joined a team that featured
Emilio Baldonedo,
Herminio Masantonio
Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentina, Argentine Association football, football Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre-forward. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Huracán, Huracán ...
, and
Carlos Marinelli and that finished third in the
1939 Argentine top level season. The same team won the
Copa Adrián C. Escobar
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The trophy of the to ...
in 1942 and 1943 and the George VI British Competition Cup in 1944.
In 1945 Giúdice joined
River Plate, with players such as Aristóbulo Deambrosi,
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (; 4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine professional footballer and coach who played as a forward, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Nicknamed "Saeta Rubia" ("Blond A ...
,
José Manuel Moreno
José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 – 26 August 1978), nicknamed "''El Charro''", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, h ...
, and
Ángel Labruna
Ángel Amadeo Labruna (28 September 1918 – 19 September 1983) was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 294 league goals, Labruna is the 2nd all-time top scorer of ...
. River Plate won the Argentine championship in 1945.
In 1947 he left River Plate to join
Club Atlético Platense
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Although the club hosts many activities, Pla ...
, but following a 1948 players' strike, which forced many of the great figures of Argentine football to emigrate to other countries, Giúdice moved on to Colombia and signed for
Deportivo Cali
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Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...
in 1949. He ended his playing career in 1951.
He then turned to coaching and successfully managed
Independiente, leading them national league titles in 1963 and 1970. In 1968, he led
Vélez Sarsfield to the Argentine championship; it was the club's first national title.
His greatest success was winning the
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
and
1965 Copa Libertadores
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cups, also finishing as runners-up in the
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
and
1964 Intercontinental Cup
The 1964 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie in September 1964 between Independiente and Inter Milan.
The first leg was held on 9 September 1964 in Avellaneda, and won 1–0 by Independiente. Two weeks later, Inter won the retur ...
s, losing both times to
Inter Milan
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, at the time coached by fellow Argentine
Helenio Herrera
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.
In his later years he coached
Nueva Chicago and
Atlético Tucumán
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in the Argentine second level.
Honours
As a player
River Plate
*
Argentine Primera División
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:
1945
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Events
World War II will be ...
As a manager
Independiente
*
Argentine Primera División
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:
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
*
Copa Libertadores
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:
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
,
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
Vélez Sarsfield
*
Argentine Primera División
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:
1968
Events January–February
* January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
References
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1918 births
1983 deaths
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine football managers
Argentine Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Deportivo Cali footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Club Atlético Huracán managers
Club Atlético Independiente managers
Rosario Central managers
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield managers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina
Atlético Tucumán managers
Copa Libertadores–winning managers
20th-century Argentine sportsmen