Julio Adolfo Cozzi (14 July 1922 – 25 September 2011) was an
Argentine
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football
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goalkeeper who won the
Copa América
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1947
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Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
with the
Argentina national team.
Cozzi started his career in 1941 with
Club Atlético Platense
Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Florida, Buenos Aires. The club nickname is (Squid) after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".
Although the club hosts many activities, Pla ...
, he played for the club until 1949 when he joined
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium.
Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...
of
Colombia
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, where his team mates included
Alfredo di Stéfano
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People with the given name include:
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and
Adolfo Pedernera
Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera (15 November 1918 – 12 May 1995) was an Argentine football player and coach. Nicknamed "El Maestro" ("The Teacher"), he was widely considered to be one of the best world football players in the 1940s and one of the gr ...
.
Cozzi returned to Platense in 1955, he went on to play for
Independiente between 1956 and 1959 and then
Banfield of the Argentine 2nd division.
On 25 September 2011, he suffered a heart attack and died at the Clinic
Fundación Favaloro in
Buenos Aires
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.
Clarin.com (Spanish)
retrieved 2nd Oct 2011
Titles
External links
La Pagina Calemar profile
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References
1922 births
2011 deaths
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine people of Italian descent
Argentine footballers
Argentina international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Millonarios F.C. players
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
Copa América-winning players
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