José Omar Pastoriza (23 May 1942 – 2 August 2004) was a

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player and manager. A

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, he played for Independiente,

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, and the Argentina national team. As a manager, he managed the Venezuela national team among other teams.

Playing career

''El Pato'' ("The Duck") Pastoriza was born in

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, and started his career in

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, but gained renown with

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. He moved to

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, but was transferred to rival Independiente after 53 matches due to a poor team performance and the precarious economic situation. He stayed six years with Independiente, winning three first division tournaments and a

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. In 1971, he was awarded the Olimpia de Oro, which is given to the Argentine footballer of the year. After the 1972 season he transferred to

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AS Monaco, where he retired as a player.

Coaching career

Having good relations with players, ''El Pato'' Patoriza coached the a number of clubs in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Spain, as well as the

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and

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national teams. Pastoriza began his managerial career in 1976 with Independiente, the club where he won another three national leagues, another Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984. He also worked as the manager of

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on many occasions. He had a single stint as manager of several Argentine clubs such as

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and

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. Pastoriza's first foreign appointment was in 1982, at the Colombian

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. He was manager of Brazilian team

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(1985) before returning to Argentina. In 1992, he worked as manager of the Spanish

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, and in 1994 he worked with Bolivian

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. Pastoriza served as the coach of the El Salvador national team between 1995 and 1996 and as the coach of Venezuela between 1998 and 2000. In 2004, he died in

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during his fifth stint as manager of Independiente. He had a heart attack at his apartment, and the emergency doctors could not save him. Pastoriza had a history of health problems, but kept

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anyway. The funeral was performed at the Independiente headquarters.

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, player of Independiente, was repeatedly booked by the referee in later games for removing his shirt to reveal tributes to Pastoriza. As a result, it was decided to add Pastoriza's nickname "Pato" to the official Independiente kit in 2004.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Player

Independiente *

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, Metropolitano 1970, Metropolitano 1971 *

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Individual *

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

Manager

Independiente *

: Nacional 1977, Nacional 1978, Metropolitano 1983 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

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