| Carlos Bilardo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Salvador Bilardo | |
| Date of birth | March 16, 1939 | |
| Place of birth | La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| San Lorenzo de Almagro | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1958-1960 1961-1965 1965-1970 |
San Lorenzo Deportivo Español Estudiantes |
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| National team | ||
| 1959 | Argentina (youth) | |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1971-1975 1976-1978 1978-1979 1979-1981 1982-1983 1983-1990 1992-1993 -1996- 1999-2000 2003-2004 |
Estudiantes Deportivo Cali San Lorenzo Colombia Estudiantes Argentina Sevilla FC Boca Juniors Libya Estudiantes |
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Carlos Salvador Bilardo (born March 16, 1939 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football (soccer) player and coach (and a physician by training) who achieved worldwide renown as a player with Estudiantes de La Plata and as coach of the 1986 World Cup champion team. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29.
Born to Sicilian immigrants and raised in the Buenos Aires La Paternal neighborhood, Bilardo mixed football, study and hard work from his childhood. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. La Paternal or Paternal ( English: 'The Paternal' is a barrio or district in the centre of Buenos Aires city Argentina On school vacations, he would get up before dawn to haul produce to the Abasto market in Buenos Aires. The Abasto de Buenos Aires was the central fruit and vegetable market in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1893 to 1984 Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Even as he rose through the youth divisions of San Lorenzo de Almagro, young Carlos never gave up on his ambition to become a doctor. San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in the barrio (neighbourhood of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Bilardo was drafted to the junior Argentina national football team that obtained the 1959 Pan-American title and took part in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
In 1961, Bilardo was transferred to second-division side Deportivo Español, where he became the team's top scorer, but he slowly gravitated to the position of defensive midfielder. Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Español is a football club from Buenos Aires in Argentina. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In 1965, he was transferred to Estudiantes de La Plata, where coach Osvaldo Zubeldía built a team based on the killer juveniles (la tercera que mata) and thought of using Bilardo as a more mature anchor for the midfield. Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football Osvaldo Juan Zubeldía, ( June 10, 1927 in Junín - January 17, 1982) was a football player and an influential Argentine
Bilardo became Estudiantes' inside-the-pitch tactician. Over a four-year span, the team won one Metropolitano title (1967), three Copa Libertadores titles (1968-1970) and one Intercontinental Cup (1968). Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by
After graduating from the Universidad de Buenos Aires school of Medicine (together with fellow player Raúl Madero), Bilardo retired from play and accepted the job of Estudiantes coach in 1971. The University of Buenos Aires (in Spanish Universidad de Buenos Aires - ( UBA) is the largest University in Argentina, founded on August Raúl Horacio Madero (b Buenos Aires, May 21 1939) is an Argentine sports physician and former Football (soccer Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. For the next years, he would divide his time between coaching, his family (he married in 1968 and fathered a daughter), and helping manage his father's furniture business. He even found time to research rectal cancer and practice as a gynecologist. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) refers to the surgical specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system ( Uterus He retired from the practice of medicine in 1976, feeling that being a doctor requires a full-time commitment that he was unable to provide. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
After two years as coach of Colombia's Deportivo Cali and a short stint in San Lorenzo, he became Colombia national team's trainer. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Asociación Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian club based in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. When the team failed to qualify for the 1982 World Cup, he was fired from the position, and Estudiantes arranged for his return to Argentina.
The club was enjoying healthy finances due to the transfer of Patricio Hernández, and accommodated Bilardo's request for reinforcements. Patricio Hernández (born 16 August 1956) is an Argentine Football (soccer coach and former player The team made the semi-finals of the 1982 Nacional and went on to win the same year's Metropolitano title. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
Bilardo's scheme was based on Zubeldía's tactics, and its attacking might (fueled by players like Sabella, Trobbiani, Gottardi and Ponce) won the attention of the media—and of the top brass of the Argentine Football Association, who offered him what is the most coveted job in Argentine football: coach of the Argentine national team. Alejandro (Alex Sabella (born Buenos Aires, 5 November 1954) is a former Argentine football player Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani (b February 17, 1955 in Casilda, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine Football (soccer coach José Daniel Ponce (born 26 June 1962 in Godoy Cruz) is a former Argentine Football (soccer player who was part of the Estudiantes The Argentine Football Association (AFA ( Asociación del Fútbol Argentino is the governing body of football in Argentina. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA
He held the post from 1983 until after the 1990 World Cup. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Under his watch, Diego Maradona became the most dominant player of his age, and Argentina enjoyed their best international harvest, winning the 1986 edition and reaching the 1990 final.
From 1990 and onwards, Bilardo alternated teaching and journalism stints with coaching. He would reunite with Maradona in Sevilla FC and later in Boca Juniors, and have a brief term as the national coach of Libya. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for The Libya national football team (منتخب ليبيا لكرة القدم is the national team of Libya and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation Bilardo returned to Estudiantes for the 2003-2004 season. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In a publicized episode during that season, Bilardo sat next to the pitch during a game against Club Atlético River Plate and drank from a bottle of champagne. Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine Sports club best known for its football Champagne is a Sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle Secondary fermentation of Wine to effect Carbonation. He maintains that the bottle actually contained Gatorade. Gatorade is a flavored non- carbonated Sports drink manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. Media reactions varied from amusement to outrage.
The team improved its lackluster performance and promoted several key young players. It became a serious contender and three years later won the League under coach Diego Simeone. |- International career For the Argentine team, Simeone amassed 106 caps the first coming in 1988
A new generation of Bilardo-influenced coaches has been slowly taking over key positions in Argentine and South American football: Brown, Pumpido, Burruchaga, Trobbiani, Batista, and most notably Russo. Jose Luis Brown (born November 11, 1956 in Ranchos, Buenos Aires)is an Argentine former football defender and current coach Nery Alberto Pumpido (born July 30, 1957 in Monje Santa Fe) is a football coach and former Goalkeeper who played Jorge Luis Burruchaga (born October 9 1962 in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos) is a former Argentine professional football Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani (b February 17, 1955 in Casilda, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine Football (soccer coach Sergio Daniel Batista (born November 9, 1962 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football midfielder who played 39 times for Miguel Ángel Russo (born Lanús, Buenos Aires province 9 April 1956) is an Argentine Football (soccer coach and former
Bilardo covered the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany for Argentine TV station Canal 13 as a commentator. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Canal 13 is an Argentine Television network. LS85 TV Canal 13 Buenos Aires began its transmissions in 1960 In the aftermath of the tournament, Argentine coach José Pekerman renounced the post, and Bilardo's name was floated as a possible substitute. José Néstor Pekerman (born September 3, 1949 in Villa Domínguez, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine football coach currently The job eventually went to Alfio Basile, who had earlier succeeded Bilardo as national coach after the 1990 World Cup. Alfio Rubén Basile (born November 1 1943 in Bahía Blanca) known as Coco, is an Argentine Football (soccer coach
In 2007, Bilardo opposed [1] FIFA's decision to prohibit international games being played at heights larger than 2500m. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Former teammate and fellow physician Raúl Madero (now the team physician for the national team) endorsed that decision.
Following the 2007 gubernatorial election, Bilardo was named Secretary of Sports of Buenos Aires province under governor Daniel Scioli. Buenos Aires Province (ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina. Daniel Osvaldo Scioli (born 13 January 1957) was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and is the current Governor of Buenos Aires Province
Bilardo is known by fans and the media as el narigón (big nose). Anatomically a nose is a protuberance in Vertebrates that houses the Nostrils or nares which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the
He wrote a book called "Así Ganamos" (How we won, Editorial Sudamericana Planeta) teling everything about how Argentina won the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by |
Colombia National Team Coach January 5, 1980 – September 13, 1981 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by |
FIFA World Cup winning managers 1986 |
Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by none |
South American Coach of the Year 1986 |
Succeeded by retained |
| Preceded by current holder |
South American Coach of the Year 1987 |
Succeeded by |