Oswaldo Piazza

Football player infobox
playername= Oswaldo Piazza


fullname = Oswaldo José Piazza
height = 183cm
nickname = "L'Argentin", "Osvaldo", "Pelado"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|4|6
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Club Atlético Lanús
years = 1967-1972
1972-1979
1979-1982
1982-1983
clubs = Club Atlético Lanús
AS Saint-Étienne
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
AS Corbeil-Essonnes
caps(goals) = ? (?)
244 (19)
? (?)
? (?)
nationalyears = 1972-1977
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (0)
manageryears = 1982-1983
1990-1991
1992-1994
1994-1997
1997-1998
2000-2002
2002
2003
2004
2004-
2005-
managerclubs = AS Corbeil-Essonnes
CA Almirante Brown
Club Olimpia
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Universitario de Deportes
Club Atlético Independiente
Universitario de Deportes
Club Libertad
Atlético de Rafaela
AS Saint-Étienne (Sport administrator and scout)
Talleres de Córdoba (Sport director)

Oswaldo 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.He 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 to.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.He resumed his coaching career in South America, winning some titles, for instance in Argentina, but generally considered as disappointing.In 2004, with the accession of AS Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1, he becomes an important man in the club, also workin for Talleres de Córdoba, a club owed by AS Saint-Étienne.

Titles

**As a player
*French championship in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1981 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)
* : 1993
* Primera División Peruana : 1998
* Supercopa Sudamericana : 1996

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22012 Career details] at National Football Teams
* [http://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/4512.html Lyrics of "Mon Copain l'Argentin" by Bernard Sauvat] (song dedicated to Oswaldo Piazza)