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Daniel Passarella

Date of birth	May 25, 1953 (1953-05-25) (age 54)
Place of birth	Chacabuco, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1968-1971	Argentinos Juniors
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971-1973 1974-1982 1982-1986 1986-1988 1988-1989	Sarmiento River Plate Fiorentina Inter Milan River Plate Total	36 (9) 226 (90) 109 (26) 44 (9) 32 (9) 447 (140)
National team²
1974-1986	Argentina	70 (22)
Teams managed
1989-1994 1994-1998 1999-2001 2001 2002-2004 2005 2006-2007	River Plate Argentina Uruguay Parma Monterrey Corinthians River Plate
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2005. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 October 2005. * Appearances (Goals) is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chacabuco is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club, founded in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, on August 15, 1904. ... Club AtlÃ©tico Sarmiento are a football club from Junin in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. ... For the club from Uruguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (AsunciÃ³n) Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, Inter or Inter Milan[1], is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908. ... For the club from Uruguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (AsunciÃ³n) Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... For the club from Uruguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (AsunciÃ³n) Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, nicknamed Ducali (The Duchy Men), Crociati (Crusaders) and Gialloblu (Yellow-Blues). ... Uniform Club de FÃºtbol Monterrey, also known as Monterrey, is a Mexican professional football club from Monterrey, Nuevo LeÃ³n, in the northeast of the country. ... Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based in SÃ£o Paulo, SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football team, is a traditional and popular Brazilian football club. ... For the club from Uruguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (AsunciÃ³n) Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established...

Daniel Alberto Passarella (born May 25, 1953 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires province) is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams. is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chacabuco is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ...

1 Club playing career
2 National team playing career
3 Coaching career
4 Honours
- 4.1 As Player
- 4.2 As Manager
5 References
6 External links

Club playing career

Passarella started his career at Sarmiento of Junin, Buenos Aires province. From there he joined River Plate, then Fiorentina of Italy and briefly, Inter Milan. After his successful spell in Serie A, he returned to River Plate, where he played until his retirement. Club AtlÃ©tico Sarmiento are a football club from Junin in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. ... JunÃn is a city in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ... For the club from Uruguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (AsunciÃ³n) Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ...

He was called "El Gran Capitán" (the great captain) or "El Kaiser" (an allusion to Franz Beckenbauer) because of his leadership ability, his passion, and his organisation prowess on the field. He was a defender who often joined the attack, and helped generate and finish offensive plays. At some point, he became history's top scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches (that record was since broken by Dutch defender Ronald Koeman).^[1] Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Ronald Koeman (born March 21, 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager of PSV Eindhoven. ...

His aerial game was effective both defensively and in attack. He scored frequently on headers in spite of his average height (1.73 m). He was a quality free kick and penalty shooter. He was also noted for using his elbows against rivals whilst managing to avoid the referee's gaze.

National team playing career

One of the pillars of the Argentine national team, he eventually captained the side during the 1978 World Cup held in Argentina. He was the first Argentine player to hold the World Cup, as it was handed to him first when Argentina won the final. During the qualifying rounds of the 1986 World Cup, Passarella scored the goal which ensured Argentina's qualification in the final minutes of their match against Peru. A bout of enterocolitis meant that he missed the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He was replaced in the first team by defender José Luis Brown. Passarella had a fractious relationship with star player Diego Maradona and coach Carlos Bilardo during the tournament; he later claimed Bilardo and Maradona made sure that he was sidelined. Even so, by being a part of the squad, he became the only player to feature in both Argentina's World Cup-winning teams. First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Enterocolitis (or coloenteritis) is an inflammation of both the small and large intestine. ... Jose Luis Brown (born November 11, 1956 in Ranchos, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former football defender and current coach. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. ... 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. ...

Coaching career

After his playing days were over, he became the coach of River Plate, where he won several national titles.

Appointed as coach of the Argentine national team to replace Alfio Basile, Passarella was coach during the qualification games for the 1998 World Cup and during the competition itself, which was held in France. Passarella held to close friend Américo Gallego as assistant coach. Argentina's performances never reached the expected heights, and the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals after a last minute 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands. After the elimination, Passarella left the post and was replaced by Marcelo Bielsa. Alfio RubÃ©n Basile (born November 1, 1943 in BahÃa Blanca), known as Coco, is an Argentine football (soccer) coach and former player. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... AmÃ©rico RubÃ©n El Tolo Gallego (born 25 April 1955) is an Argentinian soccer coach and former player. ... Marcelo Bielsa (nicknamed El Loco Bielsa, Crazy Bielsa) is a football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ...

Passarella then became coach of Uruguay, but he left the post during the qualifying games for the FIFA World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan, after having problems summoning players from Uruguayan sides. The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

After that episode, Passarella had a brief and unsuccessful period as coach of Italian side Parma during 2001. This article is about the Italian city. ... This article is about the year. ...

In 2003, he won the Mexican football league title with the team CF Monterrey. In March 2004, he was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers. He was hired as coach of Corinthians, but was fired after a few months, after a spell of bad results. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Club de Fútbol Monterrey, also known as Monterrey, is a Mexican professional football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the northeast of the country. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pele redirects here. ... PelÃ© The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker PelÃ©s choice of the greatest living footballers. Unveiled on March 4, 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the F... Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based in SÃ£o Paulo, SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football team, is a traditional and popular Brazilian football club. ...

Some character issues associated with the "Kaiser" have irked the Argentine press and fans over the years.^[2] Some examples:

When coaching the Argentine national team, Passarella made it known that he would not tolerate long hair and earrings. This provided a soap-opera-like quality to his (otherwise acceptable) relationship with stars like Gabriel Batistuta and Juan Sebastián Verón.^[3]^[4]^[5]
As national coach, Passarella would invent excuses for lost matches. After a loss to Ecuador on June 2 1996, he said that "in the height of Quito, the ball won't curve" [1].

On January 9, 2006 he was appointed River Plate coach again after 12 years to occupy the vacancy left by Reinaldo Merlo's sudden departure. On November 15, 2007 he resigned as coach of River Plate after their shock defeat by Arsenal de Sarandí in the semi finals of the Copa Sudamericana 2007. Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. ... Juan SebastiÃ¡n VerÃ³n (born March 9, 1975 in La Plata) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder. ... Reinaldo Carlos Merlo (born May 20, 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a football (soccer) coach and former player. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Arsenal FÃºtbol Club, usually called Arsenal de SarandÃ or simply Arsenal, is a football club from the SarandÃ neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. ... The 2007 edition of the Copa Nissan Sudamericana has to date 32 teams (of an approximately 34 expected) officially qualified by CONMEBOL[1], the governing body which organizes the tournament. ...

Honours

As Player

Passarella

Primera División Argentina - 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981
1978 World Cup
1986 World Cup Primera DivisiÃ³n (First Division) is the top category of Argentine football (soccer), and it is organized by the Argentine Football Association. ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...

As Manager

Primera División Argentina - 1989-90, Apertura 1991, Apertura 1993
Primera División de México (closing stage) - 2003

Primera DivisiÃ³n (First Division) is the top category of Argentine football (soccer), and it is organized by the Argentine Football Association. ... The Primera DivisiÃ³n de MÃ©xico (Mexican First Division) is the premier football championship established by the FederaciÃ³n Mexicana de FÃºtbol AsociaciÃ³n in the Mexican football league system. ...

References

^ "The World's most successful Top Division Goal Scorers of all time among defensive players" by the IFFHS.
^ "De vuelta en casa", ESPNdeportes, 2006-08-04. (Spanish)
^ "El nuevo Daniel Passarella", Infobae. (Spanish)
^ "Passarella hizo escuela en Alemania", Telam, 2006-11-01. (Spanish)
^ "Passarella appointed Parma coach", Soccerway, 2001-11-06.

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)	FIFA World Cup winning captain 1978	Succeeded by Dino Zoff (Italy)
Awards
Preceded by Hernán Darío Gómez	South American Coach of the Year 1997	Succeeded by Carlos Bianchi

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title)

1 Alonso • 2 Ardiles • 3 Baley • 4 Bertoni • 5 Fillol • 6 Gallego • 7 L. Galván • 8 R. Galván • 9 Houseman • 10 Kempes • 11 Killer • 12 Larrosa • 13 Lavolpe • 14 Luque • 15 Olguín • 16 Ortiz • 17 Oviedo • 18 Pagnanini • 19 Passarella • 20 Tarantini • 21 Valencia • 22 Villa • Coach: Menotti

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Ardiles • 2 Baley • 3 Barbas • 4 Bertoni • 5 Calderón • 6 Díaz • 7 Fillol • 8 Galván • 9 Gallego • 10 Maradona • 11 Kempes • 12 Hernández • 13 Olarticoechea • 14 Olguín • 15 Passarella • 16 Pumpido • 17 Santamaría • 18 Tarantini • 19 Trossero • 20 Valdano • 21 Valencia • 22 Van Tuyne • Coach: Menotti

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Winners (2nd Title)

1 Almirón • 2 Batista • 3 Bochini • 4 Borghi • 5 Brown • 6 Passarella • 7 Burruchaga • 8 Clausen • 9 Cuciuffo • 10 Maradona • 11 Valdano • 12 Enrique • 13 Garré • 14 Giusti • 15 Islas • 16 Olarticoechea • 17 Pasculli • 18 Pumpido • 19 Ruggeri • 20 Tapia • 21 Trobbiani • 22 Zelada • Coach: Bilardo

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Roa • 2 Ayala • 3 Chamot • 4 Pineda • 5 Almeyda • 6 Sensini • 7 C. López • 8 Simeone • 9 Batistuta • 10 Ortega • 11 Verón • 12 Burgos • 13 Paz • 14 Vivas • 15 Astrada • 16 Berti • 17 Cavallero • 18 Balbo • 19 Crespo • 20 Gallardo • 21 Delgado • 22 Zanetti • Coach: Passarella

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Argentina national football team – Managers

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World Soccer Magazine - The 100 Greatest Players Of The 20th Century

Pelé • Maradona • Cruijff • Beckenbauer • Platini • Di Stéfano • Puskás • Best • Van Basten • Eusébio • Yashin • Charlton • Ronaldo • Moore • Müller • Baggio • Matthews • Zico • Franco Baresi • Garrincha • Maldini • Dalglish • Batistuta • Cantona • Hagi • Romário • Jairzinho • Zidane • Gullit • Charles • Matthäus • Banks • Klinsmann • Bergkamp • Rummenigge • Lineker • Meazza • Rivelino • Didi • Rush • Schmeichel • Rossi • Weah • Owen • Fontaine • Edwards • Zoff • Stoichkov • Beckham • Finney • Rivaldo • Caniggia • Tostão • Rijkaard • Chilavert • Keegan • Gascoigne • Milla • Laudrup • Shevchenko • Ginola • Hoddle • Sócrates • Roberto Carlos • Shearer • Passarella • Šuker • Dean • Kocsis • Schiaffino • Vieri • Kempes • Neeskens • Riva • Nasazzi • Netzer • Del Piero • Valderrama • Zamora • Francescoli • Davids • Gento • Baxter • Falcão • Giggs • Maier • Boniek • Jennings • Sárosi • Facchetti • Hansen • Kopa • Robson • Sammer • Kubala • Southall • Gérson • Futre • Elkjær • Bebeto

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Ferenc PuskÃ¡s (April 2, 1927â€“November 17, 2006) (Hungarian: PuskÃ¡s Ferenc, nickname PuskÃ¡s Ã–csi, Spanish: Ferenc Puskas Biro), was a legendary Hungarian football forward and coach. ... George Best (22 May 1946 â€“ 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... EusÃ©bio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (pron. ... Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: ) (October 22, 1929 â€“ March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6 3, 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ... 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Daniel Passarella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (728 words)
	Daniel Alberto Passarella (born May 25, 1953 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires Province) is a former Argentine football defence player, and the former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams.
	Passarella left the post to be replaced by Marcelo Bielsa.
	Passarella then became coach of Uruguay, but he left the post during the qualifying games for the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and Korea, after having problems summoning players from Uruguayan sides.

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	Daniel Passarella was a controversial choice to coach the Uruguayan national football squad.
	And though Passarella was unable to invoke an instant revival of Uruguay's golden era, he has left them in reasonable shape to qualify for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea.
	Passarella was continually in conflict with the latter, who were reluctant to release players for international duty.

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