Argentina’s football mourns the death of Cesar Luis Menotti. The 1978 world champion coach died at the age of 85. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced this on Sunday on X (Twitter).
At the age of 39, Menotti led Argentina and ex-Austrian legionnaire Mario Kempes to their first world championship title at the World Cup in his own country, which took place in 1978 during the military dictatorship. There was no further information about the circumstances of his death.
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Menotti, who like Lionel Messi came from the city of Rosario, was considered a football philosopher. Already with his first title as a coach in 1973 with Club Huracan in the Argentine league, “El Flaco” (the thin one) defined his style: “Offensive, clean, happy” – in contrast to a purely result-oriented game.
However, his greatest triumph came during the military junta’s tyranny between 1976 and 1983. Although Menotti did not openly criticize the military, he let his rejection shine through. Before his coaching career, Menotti was a professional player. At the age of 80, he got another job with the Argentine association and became general director for the country’s various national teams.
2024-05-05 20:36:51
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