José Varacka
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 2018 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1960 | Independiente | 202 | (2) |
| 1960–1965 | River Plate | 146 | (1) |
| 1966 | San Lorenzo | 17 | (0) |
| 1967 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1967 | Miraflores | ||
| National team | |||
| 1956–1966 | Argentina | 28 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1971 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| 1972 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1973–1974 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| 1975 | Atlanta | ||
| 1975–1977 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1978–1979 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| 1979 | Millonarios | ||
| 1980–1981 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1981–1983 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 1983 | River Plate | ||
| 1984 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1987–1988 | Atlético Junior | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2008 | |||
José Varacka (27 May 1932 – 22 October 2018) was an Argentine football player and coach. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Career[change | change source]
Club career[change | change source]
Varacka played for three of the big five teams in Argentina. He started his career in 1952 with Independiente. In 1954 he played and scored in a famous 6–0 win over Real Madrid.[1] He joined River Plate in 1960 where he played for six seasons.
International career[change | change source]
In 1966 Varacka joined San Lorenzo de Almagro and after one season with the club he would down his career at Colo-Colo in Chile and then Miraflores in Peru.
Manager career[change | change source]
Varacka played in the 1958 and 1966 editions of the FIFA World Cup. He played in the Copa América 1956[2] and 1959.[3] He also played in the 1964 Copa de Las Naciones, played in Brazil.[4]
Varacka started his managerial career with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in 1968. He went on to serve as the manager of Boca Juniors and River Plate.
Death[change | change source]
Varacka died on 22 October 2018 in Buenos Aires at the age of 86.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ José Varacka debió ser internado de urgencia Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ↑ Copa América 1956 squads at rsssf
- ↑ Copa América 1959 squads at rsssf
- ↑ La Primera Copa Mundial de Argentina (in Spanish)
- ↑ Murió José Varacka, el entrenador que trajo a Enzo Francescoli a River (in Spanish)
Other websites[change | change source]
- (in Spanish) BDFA profile