Juan Carlos Sarnari (22 January 1942 – 21 April 2023) was an Argentine

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who played as a

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. He scored 29 goals in the Copa Libertadores, making him the 6th-highest scoring player in Copa Libertadores history.

Playing career

Sarnari started his career at River Plate at the age of 17. In 1963 he spent a season with Huracán. He returned to River in 1964. In 1966 Sarnari was selected to represent the Argentina national team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 6 times and scored 1 goal. In 1967 Sarnari moved to Chile where he played for Universidad Católica and

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, in 1973 Sanari moved to Colombia where he played for

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...

and Independiente Santa Fe. He won the 1975 league title with Santa Fe.

Managerial career

Sarnari was the manager of several clubs in Colombia including

Deportes Quindío Deportes Quindío is a professional Colombian football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...

, Independiente Santa Fe and

Once Caldas Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium. They were the surprise winne ...

Death

Sarnari died in Bogotá, Colombia, on 21 April 2023, at the age of 81.

Honours

Independiente Santa Fe * Categoría Primera A: 1975

References

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