Horacio Pagani (born November 9, 1943) is a prominent Argentine sportswriter and sportscaster.

Life and work

Pagani was born in

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, in 1943. He was first hired as a sports journalist by the leading Argentine news daily, '' Clarín'', in 1968, and contributed to the popular local football magazine '' El Gráfico'', between 1969 and 1975.Pagani digital: biografía
/ref> He received a

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, the highest recognition in the Argentine cultural realm, in 1997 for his career as a sports writer, as well as numerous other recognitions from journalist associations and newspapers.Premios Konex
/ref> He earned a post as chief sportscaster for ''Clarín'' 's radio arm, ''

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'', in 1998, and in their cable sports channel,

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, in 2005. Pagani authored a reflection of his lengthy career, ''El fútbol que le gusta a la gente'' (''The Football People Like''), in 2005, and a follow-up, ''El Verdadero Fútbol que le gusta a la Gente'' (''The Real Football People Like''), in 2008. Pagani has covered seven

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s for ''Clarín'', since 1982, as well as numerous

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events, worldwide. The Argentine Journalists' Association awarded him their prestigious

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for his efforts, in 2007. Pagani became the first Spanish-language writer in the world to develop an

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, ''PAGANI iLUSTRADO'', designed for access via an iPhone or an iPod Touch. True to sportscasting fashion, Pagani is known for numerous on-air catchphrases - the best known of which is probably, ''Seamos buenos, por lo menos entre nosotros'' (''Let's be good, at least to each other''). He is also known for being a fan of

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Juan Román Riquelme Juan Román Riquelme (; born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current vice-president of Boca Juniors, the club where he spent the majority of his playing career.Boca Juniors. As a result, fans of rival River Plate have accused Pagani of being a Boca fan. In the summer of 2012, he made his acting debut in the play "Dejame hablar, amor",with the protagonism of Chichilo Viale and written by Daniel Dátola. He currently appears on "Estudio Futbol", a football-talk program on

References and external links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pagani, Horacio 1948 births Living people People from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Swiss-Italian descent Argentine journalists Male journalists Argentine radio presenters Argentine television presenters