José Antonio Yudica (February 26, 1936 – August 23, 2021) was an Argentine football player and

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. Yudica had limited success as a player, winning only two titles during his brief spell at

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. After retirement as a player he took up management, this is where he achieved his most notable successes, leading

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to their first championship after 66 years, winning three Argentine league titles with three clubsrsssf: Coaches of Argentine champions
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to success in the

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Playing career

Yudica had a 16-year career as a player, he started his career at

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, and went on to play for Argentine giants

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, and a number of other teams including Vélez Sársfield, Estudiantes, Platense,

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and

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Managerial career

After spells with

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and Colón Yudica's first major achievement in management was saving struggling ''Quilmes'' from relegation in 1977. He eclipsed this the following season by leading them to their first and only Primera division title;

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1978. After this he won two

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titles with ''Quilmes'' and

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. Yudica made his return to the big time by leading

to victory in

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. The

campaign of

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was one of the most remarkable in the history of the tournament. ''Argentinos'' found themselves in the same 1st round group as fellow Argentinian team

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, at the end of the group the two teams were tied for first place on nine points, this required a playoff, which ''Argentinos'' won 3–1. ''Argentinos'' won the 2nd group stage outright, to claim a place in the final against Colombian side

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(fierce rivals of ''Yudica's'' former club, Deportivo Cali). The final was a two legged affair, but both games finished 1–0 to the home team, requiring a cup final playoff but this game ended 1–1, ''Argentinos Juniors'' finally triumphed after a 5–4 victory in a penalty shootout. Yudica led ''Argentinos'' to a further international title in 1986 winning the less prestigious

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against Defence Force from

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. After his successes with ''Argentinos'' Yudica returned to Newell's Old Boys, the club at which he began his playing career over 30 years before. He led them to the Primera division title in 1987–88, winning him the unique distinction of becoming the first manager ever to lead three different teams to the Argentine league title. Later in his career Yudica returned to manage Deportivo Cali, and also had a spell in charge of

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in Mexico.

Honours

As player

Deportivo Cali * Primera A (1): 1969 Talleres (RE) *

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(1): 1970 Argentina *

Panamerican Championship The Panamerican Championship was an international football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation every four years with three editions held from 1952 through 1960.

(1):

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As manager

Quilmes * Primera División (1): 1978 Metropolitano San Lorenzo * Primera B (1): 1982 Argentinos Juniors * Primera División (1): 1985 Nacional *

(1):

Newell's Old Boys * Primera División (1): 1987–88 Pachuca *

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(1): 1995–96

References

External links

Interview with Yuduca in 2006

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