José María Silvero (September 21, 1931 – August 2, 2010) was an

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professional

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defence player and coach. He played with

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...

(198 matches) and with

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(103 matches). He played in the NPSL for the

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in 1967. Upon retirement he managed several teams, most notably Boca Juniors, which he guided to the Nacional 1970 first division title. Silvero managed other clubs in Argentina:

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(before Boca),

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, Estudiantes de la Plata,

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, Colón, and

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. Outside Argentina he managed

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, and

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. After quitting management, he was the general coordinator of the ''"Osvaldo Zubeldía"'' management school in La Plata.Asociación de Técnicos del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Managers' Association)

Titles

;As player *

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1954 (Estudiantes) * Primera División 1962 (Boca Juniors) * Primera División 1964 (Boca Juniors) * Primera División 1965 (Boca Juniors) ;As coach * Nacional 1970 (Boca Juniors) *

1976 (Lanús)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silvero, Jose Maria 1931 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Corrientes Province Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Boca Juniors footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers National Professional Soccer League (1967) players Chicago Spurs players Argentine football managers Boca Juniors managers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Argentine Primera División players Estudiantes de La Plata managers Men's association football defenders Burials at La Plata Cemetery Club Atlético Colón managers