José Luis Pavoni (born 23 May 1954) is an Argentine

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coach and former player. He won honours with all four of his club teams and represented the

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at the

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Playing career

Pavoni started his professional career in 1973 at Newell's Old Boys in

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. In 1974, he was part of the squad that won the Metropolitano, bringing Newell's their first major championship title. In 1975 Pavoni was part of the Argentina squad for the 1975 Copa América, which saw Argentina exit in the first round despite an 11-0 win against

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. In 1978 Pavoni joined River Plate where he won a further four league titles. In 1982, he joined

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where he was part of the squad that won the 1982

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. In 1983, he returned to Argentina to join Argentinos Juniors. During his time at the club, Argentinos enjoyed their golden age, winning back to back league championships in the Metropolitano 1984 and the

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1985. They went on to win the

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, also claiming the 1985 Copa Interamericana and playing in the Copa Intercontinental against

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Coaching career

Since his retirement as a player, Pavoni has held a number of coaching positions. He was field assistant to Ramón Díaz at River Plate as they won the Copa Libertadores in 1996, he has been involved with the youth teams at Argentinos Juniors and at Newell's Old Boys. Pavoni has also worked with the

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Under-17 and Under-20 teams. He was in charge of the Peru under-20 team at the

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Honours

Player

; Newell's Old Boys * Primera División Argentina: Metropolitano 1974 ; River Plate * Primera División Argentina: Metropolitano 1979,

1979, Metropolitano 1980,

1981 ;

: 1982 ; Argentinos Juniors * Primera División Argentina: Metropolitano 1984,

1985 *

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* Copa Interamericana: 1985

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavoni, Jose Luis 1954 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers 1975 Copa América players Association football defenders Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico