Juan Carlos Murúa

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Carlos Murúa


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countryofbirth = Argentina
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position = Defender
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years = 1956-?
?
?-1968
clubs = Racing Club
Argentinos Juniors
Platense
caps(goals) = 114 (0)
003 (0)
122 (1)
nationalyears = -1959-
nationalteam = Argentina
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manageryears = 1968-1969
1970
1971



1983-1985
managerclubs = Gimnasia La Plata
Talleres (RE)
Gimnasia La Plata
Platense
Los Andes
Huracán Las Heras
Independiente Rivadavia
Altos Hornos Zapla
pcupdate = March 2008

Juan Carlos Murúa is a former Argentine football player and manager who played in the Copa América 1959 . [ [http://www.batsweb.org/sport/Calcio/Nazionale/amerform1957.htm "Le Formazioni delle finaliste ai Sudamericani dal 1957 al 1967"] ] [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/59-2safull.html Southamerican Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)] ]

Murúa was primarily associated with the Greater Buenos Aires team Racing Club de Avellaneda, where he was part of the championship winning team of 1958. He went on to play for Argentinos Juniors and Platense.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player Murúa took up coaching, he had spells in charge of several Buenos Aires based teams, such as Gimnasia La Plata, Platense and Talleres (RE) where he led the team to a third tier championship and gave José Yudica his first break in management.

Later in his career he coached several teams in the interior including Altos Hornos Zapla during the 1983 and 1985 Nacional championships. [ [http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/nacional_1983_fichas_de_los_partidos.htm Nacional 1983] ] [ [http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/nacional_1985_fichas_de_los_partidos.htm Nacional 1985] ]

Following his professional career, Murúa has remained one of the best-remembered stars of his era, [ [http://www.clarin.com/diario/1998/05/21/r-02001d.htm Clarín.com, May 21, 1998: 21.05.1998: "La Otra Miradas: Jose Mesiano y Juan Carlos Murua, Ex Futbolistas -- Las Marcas Famosas"] ] [ [http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Court/6873/coctel.htm Coctel de Calamares] ] with his 1958 image appearing, for example, on a 2005 El Grafico trading card, [ [http://www.multicompras.com/MCA-203775-El-Grfico-2005--Juan-Carlos-Murua--Racing-MC El Gráfico 2005 - Juan Carlos Murua - Racing] ] and is a representative of Argentine soccer at national events. [ [http://www.elcomercioonline.com.ar/Nota.asp?NotaNro=4807 Platense Festejo los 100 Años a lo Grande] ] As of 2007, he is affiliated with the college team U. Veronés. [ [http://www.futboluniversitario.com.uy/mvdcms/noticia_3169_1.html FutbolUniversitario.com, Oct. 16, 2007: "Falleció el Profesor Fabían Moreno: Veronés de Duelo"] ]

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External links

*es icon [http://www.clarin.com/diario/1998/05/21/r-02001d.htm Clarin article]