Julio César Toresani (5 December 1967 – 22 April 2019) was an
Argentine
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football
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midfielder and coach.
Club career
Known as El Huevo ("The Egg"), Toresani played as a right midfielder and was known for his rough playing style.
Toresani started his professional career in 1986 at
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the Argentine Primera División.
Althoug ...
, a club from his native city. After playing with the club for three years, he moved to the
Instituto, where he played for only a year, returning to Unión in 1990. In 1991, Toresani signed with River Plate, playing for four years with the team. In 1996, he moved to
Club Atlético Colón
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(Unión rivals) and in the following year, Toresani signed with Boca Juniors (River Plate's rival). In 1998, the midfielder moved to another Argentinian traditional football team, the
Independiente. After one season with them, Toresani moved back to Cólon and then, in 2001, went to play at the Chilean club,
Audax Italiano
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. He returned to Argentina and to Cólon in 2002 and then moved to
Patronato
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*Barrio Patronato, a ''barrio'' (district) in Santiago, Chile
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where he retired in 2004.
He played for both teams of two sets of rivals:
Boca Juniors
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and
River Plate, as well as
Colón de Santa Fe Colón may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Colón, Entre RÃos
* Colón Department, Córdoba
* Colón Department, Entre RÃos
* Colón, Buenos Aires
;Colombia
* Colón, Nariño
* Colón, Putumayo
* Colón Department (Colombia)
;Costa Rica
* Ciu ...
and
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the Argentine Primera División.
Althoug ...
. He was among the few players to have played for three of
the biggest teams in Argentina, having played for River Plate, Boca Juniors and Independiente.
Managerial career
As a coach, Toresani started his career at
San MartÃn de San Juan
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where he managed the team at the 2005/2006 season. Toresani then went to
Colón where he coached the team for only four matches at the beginning of the 2006/2007 season.
In 2007, Toresani took over
Aldosivi from Mar del Plata, a team which he managed until mid-October of that year, when he was dismissed from his duties. In January 2009, Toresani agreed to relocate to
La Paz
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to be the manager of Bolivian popular team
The Strongest
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Founded in 1908, their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, Estadio Rafae ...
. On 31 May 2009, the club announced the rupture of relations with Toresani, after he decided to resign from his responsibilities. He worked for Ecuadorian side
LDU Loja
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in 2015. He was the head coach for Uruguayan club
Rampla Juniors
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between mid-November 2018 and the end of February 2019, when he was fired.
Death
On 22 April 2019, Toresani was found dead at his house. The authorities believe that he committed suicide.
According to several sources, Toresani was depressed due to being unemployed and divorcing from his wife. In the last few months, he lived apart from his family and children.
His death caused commotion in Argentina, with several athletes, clubs and former teammates lamenting his death.
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1967 births
2019 deaths
Argentine men's footballers
Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine Primera División players
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Primera Nacional players
Chilean Primera División players
Audax Italiano footballers
Torneo Argentino B players
Club Atlético Patronato footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Argentine football managers
San MartÃn de San Juan managers
Club Atlético Colón managers
Club Atlético Aldosivi managers
The Strongest managers
Sportivo Italiano managers
Textil Mandiyú managers
Club Real Potosà managers
Rampla Juniors managers
Argentine expatriate football managers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Expatriate football managers in Bolivia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Expatriate football managers in Uruguay
Suicides by hanging in Argentina
2019 suicides
L.D.U. Loja managers