José Yudica

Football player infobox
playername = José Yudica


fullname = José Antonio Yudica
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nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1936|12|7
cityofbirth = Rosario
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1954-1958
1959-1961
1962-1963
1964
1965-1966
1967
1968-1969
1970
clubs = Newell's Old Boys
Boca Juniors
Vélez Sársfield
Estudiantes
Platense
Quilmes
Deportivo Cali
San Telmo
caps(goals) = 112 (25)
65 (20)
34 (5)
29 (1)
57 (4)
21 (2)
? (?)
nationalyears = ?
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (1)

pcupdate = September 2007

José Antonio Yudica (b December 7 1936, Rosario, Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football player and manager.

Yudica had limited success as a player, winning only two titles during his brief spell at Deportivo Cali. After retirement as a player he took up management, this is where he achieved his most notable successes, leading Quilmes to their first ever championship, winning 3 Argentine league titles with 3 different clubs [ [http://www.rsssf.com/players/arg-coach-champ.html rsssf: Coaches of Argentine champions] ] (the first manager ever to achieve this), and leading Argentinos Juniors to success in Copa Libertadores.

Playing career

Yudica had a 16 year career as a player, he started his career at Newell's Old Boys, and went on to play for Argentine giants Boca Juniors, and a number of other teams including Vélez Sársfield, Estudiantes, Platense, Quilmes, San Telmo and Deportivo Cali in Colombia.

Titles as a Player

*Primera A Colombia 1969

Managerial career

After spells with Deportivo Español and Colón Yudica's first major achievement in management was saving struggling "Quimes" from relegation in 1977.

He eclipsed this the following season by leading them to their first and only Primera division title; Metropolitano 1978.

After this he won two Second division titles with "Quilmes" and San Lorenzo.

Yudica made his return to the big time by leading Argentinos Juniors to victory in Nacional. The Copa Libertadores campeign of 1985 was one of the most remarkable in the history of the tournament. "Argentinos" found themselves in the same 1st round group as fellow Argentinian team Ferro Carril Oeste, at the end of the group the two teams were tied for first place on 9 points, this required a playoff, which "Argentinos" won 3-1.

Argentinos won the 2nd group stage outright, to claim a place in the final against Colombian side América de Cali (fierce rivals of "Yudica's" former club, "Deportivo Cali").

The final was a two legged affair, but both games finished 1-0 to the home team, requiring a cup final playoff but this game ended 1-1, "Argentinos Juniors" finally triumphed after a 5-4 victory in a penalty shootout.

Yudica led "Argentinos" to a further international title in 1986 winning the less prestigious Copa Interamericana against Defence Force from Trinidad and Tobago.

After his successes with "Argentinos" Yudica returned to "Newell's Old Boys", the club at which he began his playing career over 30 years before.

He led them to the Primera division title in 1987/1988, winning him the unique distinction of becoming the first manager ever to lead 3 different teams to the Argentine league title.

Later in his career Yudica returned to manage "Deportivo Cali", and also had a spell in charge of CF Pachuca in Mexico.

Managerial trophies

References

External links

*es icon [http://revistabipolar.blogspot.com/2006/06/jos-yudica-el-exiliado-del-ftbol_03.html Interview with Yuduca in 2006]