Juan Carlos Masnik Hornos (2 March 1943 – 23 February 2021) was a Uruguayan

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player and manager, who represented the Uruguay national team at the

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in Germany.

Career

Masnik played for

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and featured in the 1971 Intercontinental Cup. He played in Argentina for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata where he scored 6 goals in 88 league games. He also had two short stints in the United States. The first was in 1967 with the

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of the

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and in the second in 1975 with New York Cosmos of the

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. Masnik made 26 appearances for the Uruguay national team from 1967 to 1974.

Death

Masnik died on 23 February 2021, aged 77.Muere el uruguayo Juan Masnik, campeón de la Libertadores y compañero de Pelé

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