José Varacka (27 May 1932 – 22 October 2018) was an Argentine

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player and coach.

Club career

Varacka played for three of the big five teams in Argentina. He started his career in 1952 with Independiente. In 1954 he played and scored in a famous 6–0 win over

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. He joined River Plate in 1960 where he played for six seasons. In 1966 Varacka joined San Lorenzo de Almagro and after one season with the club he would down his career at Colo-Colo in Chile and then Miraflores in Peru.

International career

Varacka played in the

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and

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

editions of the FIFA World Cup. He played in the

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

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and

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. He was also part of the Argentina national team that won the 1964 Copa de Las Naciones, played in Brazil.

Managerial career

Varacka started his managerial career with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in 1968. He went on to serve as the manager of

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and River Plate. He won two Colombian league titles during his four spells as manager of Atlético Junior (1977 and 1980).Colombia championship winning teams
at rsssf In 1981 his Argentinos Juniors team dramatically avoided relegation on the last day of the season by beating his former team San Lorenzo 1–0, causing their relegation instead. Varacka also managed the Argentina national team in the 1974 world cup alongside

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References

External links

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BDFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varacka, Jose 1932 births 2018 deaths Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Colo-Colo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine football managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Boca Juniors managers Club Atlético Atlanta managers Argentine people of Slovak descent Atlético Junior managers Millonarios F.C. managers Argentinos Juniors managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Argentine Primera División players Expatriate football managers in Colombia Footballers from Buenos Aires Deportivo Pereira managers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru