José Varacka (27 May 1932 – 22 October 2018) was an Argentine football player and coach.

Club career

Varacka played for three of the big five teams in Argentina. He started his career in 1952 with Independiente. In 1954 he played and scored in a famous 6–0 win over Real Madrid. He joined River Plate in 1960 where he played for six seasons. In 1966 Varacka joined

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...

and after one season with the club he would down his career at

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in Chile and then Miraflores in Peru.

International career

Varacka played in the

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and 1966 editions of the

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. He played in the Copa América

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and

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. He was also part of the Argentina national team that won the 1964 Copa de Las Naciones, played in Brazil.

Managerial career

Varacka started his managerial career with

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

in 1968. He went on to serve as the manager of Boca Juniors and River Plate. He won two Colombian league titles during his four spells as manager of

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(1977 and 1980).Colombia championship winning teams
at

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In 1981 his

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team dramatically avoided relegation on the last day of the season by beating his former team San Lorenzo 1–0, causing their relegation instead. Varacka also managed the Argentina national team in the 1974 world cup alongside Vladislao Cap.

References

External links

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BDFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varacka, Jose 1932 births 2018 deaths Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Colo-Colo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine football managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Boca Juniors managers Club Atlético Atlanta managers Argentine people of Slovak descent Atlético Junior managers Millonarios F.C. managers Argentinos Juniors managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Argentine Primera División players Expatriate football managers in Colombia Footballers from Buenos Aires Deportivo Pereira managers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru