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Pedro Dellacha Personal information Full name Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha Date of birth 9 July 1926 Place of birth Lanús, Argentina Date of death 31 July 2010 (aged 84)Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Defender Youth career 1945–1947 Quilmes Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1947–1951 Quilmes 141 (2) 1952–1958 Racing Club 184 (1) 1959–1965 Necaxa ? (?) National team 1953–1958 Argentina 35 (0) Teams managed 1965 Ferro Carril Oeste 1960s Lanús 1968–1969 Platense 1969–1970 San Lorenzo 1970–1972 Independiente 1972–1973 Celta de Vigo 1975 Independiente 1976 Racing Club 1977 Nacional 1978 Millonarios 1980–1981 Monterrey 1986–? Huracán 1992 Alianza Lima 1992–1993 Santos Laguna * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha (9 July 1926, Lanús – 31 July 2010) was a former Argentine football defender and coach. He was the captain of the Argentina national team that won the 1957 Copa América and earned the nickname "Don Pedro del Area". As a manager he won the Copa Libertadores twice and league championships in four different countries.
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Playing career
Dellacha joined Quilmes Atlético Club in 1945, and in 1947 he made his debut for the first team. He was part of the squad that won the Primera B championship and promotion to the Argentine Primera in 1949. he played with the club until 1951, making a total of 141 appearances.
In 1952, Dellacha joined Racing Club where he went on to make 184 appearances and help the club to win the 1958 league championship.
In 1953, he appeared in the film "El hijo del crack".[1]
Dellacha played 35 times for the Argentina national team between 1953 and 1958.[2] he played in three editions of the Copa América winning the tournament twice in 1955 and 1957. In 1957 he was the captain of the team and was awarded the Olimpia de Oro for his role in leading them to victory. He also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Dellacha finished his playing career in Mexico with Club Necaxa.
Managerial career
Dellacha went on to become a successful football manager, he won league titles in four different countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and Peru) and led Independiente to two Copa Libertadores championships in 1972 and 1975.
Titles
As a player
Season Team Title 1958 Racing Club Primera División Argentina 1955 Argentina Copa América 1957 Argentina Copa América 1959–60 Necaxa Copa Mexico As a manager
Season Team Title 1971 Metropolitano Independiente Primera División Argentina 1972 Independiente Copa Libertadores 1975 Independiente Copa Libertadores 1977 Nacional Primera División Uruguaya 1978 Millonarios Primera División Colombiana 1992 Alianza Lima Primera División Peruana References
External links
- (Spanish) Racing Club profile
- (Spanish) Olé micro profile
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
Argentina squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup Celta de Vigo – managers Cuggy (1923–26) · Balsa (1926–27) · Cowan (1927–28) · Encinas (1928–31) · Planas (1931–32) · Peña (1932–35) · Comesaña (1935–36) · Comesaña (1939–40) · Cárdenes (1940–41) · Albéniz (1941–1944) · Plattkó (1944–46) · Armando (1946) · Zamora (1946–48) · Pasarín (1948–51) · Ozores (1951–52) · Bravo (1952–53) · Armando (1953) · Iraragorri (1953–54) · Zamora (1954–55) · Urquiri (1955–56) · Scopelli (1956–57) · Pasarín (1957–59) · Miró (1959) · Lúpiz (1959–XX) · Albéniz (19XX–XX) · Yayo (19XX–XX) · Zamora (19XX–60) · Yayo (1960–61) · Hon (1961) · Aretio (1961–62) · Eizaguirre (1962–63) · Joseíto (1963–65) · Rafa (1965–66) · César (1966–67) · Villar (1967) · Eizaguirre (1967–69) · Olsen (1969–70) · Arza (1970–72) · Dellacha (1972–73) · Aretio (1973) · Arza (1973–74) · Moreno (1974–75) · Villar (1975) · Cedrún (1975–77) · Cuervo (1977) · Villar (1977) · Maguregui (1977–78) · Ruiz (1978–79) · Pedrito (1979) · Cedrún (1979–80) · Arza (1980) · Pavić (1980–83) · Carriega (1983) · Carnero (1984–85) · Traid (1985–86) · Villar (1986) · Addison (1986–87) · Maguregui (1987–88) · Villar (1988) · Novoa (1988–90) · Maguregui (1990–91) · Rojo (1991–94) · Aimar (1994–95) · Castro Santos (1995–97) · Irureta (1997–98) · Fernández (1998–2002) · Lotina (2002–04) · Antić (2004) · Carnero (2004) · Vázquez (2004–07) · Stoichkov (2007) · López Caro (2007–08) · López Habas (2008) · Menéndez (2008) · Murcia (2008–09) · Sacristán (2009–10) · Herrera (2010–)
Categories:- 1926 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Lanús
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football defenders
- Quilmes footballers
- Racing Club footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Argentine football managers
- Ferro Carril Oeste managers
- Lanús managers
- Club Atlético Platense managers
- San Lorenzo managers
- Club Atlético Independiente managers
- Celta de Vigo managers
- Racing Club managers
- Huracán managers
- Millonarios managers
- Club Nacional de Football managers
- CF Monterrey managers
- Santos Laguna managers
- Alianza Lima managers
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