Roberto Zywica (born 21 January 1947 in Buenos Aires) is an

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former

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midfielder and manager.

Playing career

Zywica started his professional playing career in 1966 with CA River Plate. He joined

Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

where he was part of "La Barredora" team. In 1971, he joined

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alongside teammate Delio Onnis, where he played three seasons and was nicknamed "Roberto Z". He enjoyed three more seasons in France, with

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, Toulouse and GFCO Ajaccio. He ended his career in Argentina with stints with All Boys, Nueva Chicago, Banfield and Atlanta.

Managerial career

He has managed

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and

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in 1993–94.

References

External links

Roberto Zywica
at BDFA.com.ar

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