Juan Héctor Guidi

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Héctor Guidi


fullname = Juan Héctor Guidi
height =
nickname = El Nene
dateofbirth = July 14 1930
cityofbirth = Piñeiro
countryofbirth = Argentina
dateofdeath = February 8 1973
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ?-1949
1949-?
?-?
?-1970
clubs = Unidos de Piñeyro
Lanús
Independiente
Lanús
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1956-1961
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 37 (0)

pcupdate = June 2007

Juan Héctor Guidi is a former Argentine football midfielder. He was born on July 14 1930, in the city of Piñeiro in the Avellaneda Partido of the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He played most of his career with Club Atlético Lanús and he made 37 appearances for the Argentina national football team.

Club career

Guidi started his career with Unidos de Piñeiro, before joining Lanús in 1949. In 1950 he helped the team to win the Argentine 2nd Division in 1950.

Guidi had a spell with Club Atlético Independiente but he never achieved the level of play that he had at Lanús.

Guidi rejoined Lanús helping them to win the 2nd division title in 1964. Guidi retired from football in 1966.

Club titles

International career

Guidi represented Argentina in 2 Copa Américas, the victorious Peru 1957 campaign and the Ecuador 1959 where Argentina finished in 2nd place. He played a total of 37 games for Argentina putting him in the top 50 most capped Argentine footballers of all time.

International titles

Legacy

"El Nene" Guidi died in 1973 at the age of just 42, he is remembered as one of the most important idols of Club Atlético Lanús. One of the streets outside La Fortaleza was renamed "Héctor Guidi" in his honour.

External links

* [http://www.lanus.com.ar/fr_idolos.php?id=16 Biography on the Lanús website] es icon