Juan Carlos "Toto" Lorenzo (; 27 October 1922 – 14 November 2001) was an Argentine

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player and coach. He became an icon for

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fans after he coached the club to its first two

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titles.

Biography

In his teens, Lorenzo played for

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. ...

, and made his professional debut in 1940. He was transferred to

in 1945, and after two years he joined

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side

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team, where he remained until 1952. His next clubs would be now-defunct French

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, and

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, and

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

, where in 1958 he was coach and player. Then, he quit play but remained as coach. Lorenzo would be the coach that helped Mallorca to promote to Primera División for the first time in 1960. Influenced by Argentine-Italian

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and riding the wave of his success in Spain, Lorenzo coached Argentina's

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, and coached the Argentina national team in the

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. Back to Europe, he coached

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to Italian first division, and coached

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in 1964. After coaching again the Argentine team for the

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, he would then return to Mallorca, then returned Lazio to first division, and won his first Argentine title (of a total of two) with San Lorenzo in

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In 1973 Lorenzo went to Atlético Madrid, who went on to win the league title and lose the

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final to

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. Back in Argentina, he coached recently promoted

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 ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

. The next year, he returned to Boca Juniors amid great pressure (rivals River Plate had just won back-to-back titles), and started one of the most successful periods in the history of the club. In his four-year tenure, Lorenzo and Boca took two local and three international titles, including the

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Intercontinental Cup (played in 1978). Lorenzo's Boca was anchored by goalkeeper

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, a longtime Boca fan who fulfilled his dream of playing for Boca, and went on to become the player with most appearances in Argentine football history. In the defense,

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in the right and

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in the left complemented centrals

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and

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. In the center field, reinforcements such as Jorge Ribolzi and

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played alongside veteran Boca players like Jorge ''Chino'' Benítez and

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. The attacking line was based on the speed of

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and Luis Darío Felman. After that cycle, Lorenzo coached a number of different clubs with less success, including Racing Club,

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, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sársfield,

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, and Lazio, to return to Boca Juniors in 1987. But his second stint with Boca was brief, and Lorenzo finally retired from coaching."Las mil y una del Toto Lorenzo"
''Clarín'', 27 October 1996

Honours

Manager

Mallorca *

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: 1959–60 San Lorenzo de Almagro * Primera División: 1972 Metropolitano, 1972 Nacional Boca Juniors * Primera División: 1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

References

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