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Osvaldo Piazza Personal information Full name Osvaldo José Piazza Date of birth April 6, 1947 Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defender Youth career Club Atlético Lanús Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1967-1972 Lanús 113 (1) 1972-1979 AS Saint-Étienne 244 (19) 1979-1982 Vélez Sársfield 104 (0) 1982-1983 AS Corbeil-Essonnes ? (?) National team 1972-1977 Argentina 15 (0) Teams managed 1982-1983 AS Corbeil-Essonnes 1990-1991 CA Almirante Brown 1992-1994 Club Olimpia 1994-1997 Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield 1997-1998 Universitario de Deportes 2000-2002 Club Atlético Independiente 2002 Universitario de Deportes 2003 Club Libertad 2004 Atlético de Rafaela 2004- AS Saint-Étienne (Sport administrator and scout) 2005- Talleres de Córdoba (Sport director) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Osvaldo José Piazza (born 6 April 1947 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football defender, now a manager.
Biography
He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at fullback position.He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively.He won lots of titles with AS Saint-Étienne. He was very popular at this time, and Bernard Sauvat wrote a song dedicated to him. Piazza earned 15 caps for Argentina, but could not participate to 1978 FIFA World Cup in his country due to family problems even though César Luis Menotti wanted him in the squad. In 1979, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, before coming back to France with AS Corbeil-Essonnes, as player-coach but it was a failure.
Titles
- As a player
- French championship in 1974, 1975, and 1976 with AS Saint-Étienne
- Coupe de France 1974, 1975, and 1977 with AS Saint-Étienne
- UEFA Champions League runner-up in 1976 with AS Saint-Étienne
- As a coach
- Primera División Argentina : 1995 (Apertura, opening championship), 1996 (Clausera, ending championship)
- Liga Paraguaya: Primera División : 1993
- Primera División Peruana : 1998
- Supercopa Sudamericana : 1996
External links
- Osvaldo Piazza at National-Football-Teams.com
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
- Lyrics of Mon Copain l'Argentin by Bernard Sauvat (song dedicated to Oswaldo Piazza)
Universitario de Deportes – managers Greenwell (1939) · Fernández Meyzán (1941–51) · Calderón (1964–68) · Scarone (1969–74) · Hohberg (1974–75) · Delgado (1983–84) · Calderón (1985–86) · Oblitas (1987–89) · Cuellar (1990) · Brzić (1991–93) · Markarián (1993–96) · Luján Manera (1996) · Brzić (1997) · Piazza (1998) · Company (1999) · Challe (1999–01) · Cardama (2001) · Cappa (2002) · Piazza (2002) · Ortiz (2003) · Quiroga (2003) · Malbernat (2004) · Trobbiani (2004) · Basualdo (2005) · Compagnucci (2005) · Sánchez (2006) · Nunes (2006–07) · Gómez (2007) · Gareca (2007–08) · Reynoso (2009–10) · Capitano (2010) · del Solar (2010-–)
Categories:- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Lanús footballers
- Vélez Sársfield footballers
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Universitario de Deportes managers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Argentine football managers
- Vélez Sársfield managers
- Club Atlético Independiente managers
- Atlético de Rafaela managers
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