Osvaldo Piazza

Osvaldo José Piazza (born 6 April 1947) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. In his playing days, he was a defender.[1]

Osvaldo Piazza
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo José Piazza
Date of birth (1947-04-06) 6 April 1947
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1972 Lanús 113 (1)
1972–1979 Saint-Étienne 244 (19)
1979–1982 Vélez Sársfield 104 (0)
1982–1983 Corbeil-Essonnes 24 (0)
Total 485 (20)
International career
1972–1977 Argentina 15 (0)
Managerial career
1982–1983 Corbeil-Essonnes
1990–1991 Almirante Brown
1992–1994 Olimpia
1994–1997 Vélez Sársfield
1997–1998 Universitario
2000–2002 Independiente
2002 Universitario
2003 Libertad
2004 Atlético de Rafaela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at fullback position. He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively. He won many titles with AS Saint-Étienne. He was very popular at this time, and Bernard Sauvat wrote a song dedicated to him. Piazza earned 15 caps for Argentina, but could not participate to 1978 FIFA World Cup in his country due to family problems even though César Luis Menotti wanted him in the squad. In 1979, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, before returning to France with Corbeil-Essonnes, as a player-coach but it was a failure.

Titles

Player

AS Saint-Étienne

Manager

Olimpia

Vélez Sarsfield

Universitario

References
  1. Osvaldo Piazza at FootballDatabase.eu
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