Juan Francisco Lombardo (June 11, 1925 – May 24, 2012) was an Argentine
football defender. He played a large part of his career for Argentine giants
Boca Juniors and represented
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
on 37 occasions.
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Club career
Lombardo started his career with Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
in Rosario, in 1952 he joined Boca Juniors where he played 196 games, his only goal for Boca came in a 2–2 draw 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 ...
in 1952.
In 1960 Lombardo left Boca on a free transfer to join their hated rivals River Plate, but he only made 9 appearances for the club before retiring later that year.
Club title
International career
Lombardo made 37 appearances for Argentina, he played in 4 Copa Américas; 1955, 1956, and 2 in 1959. He also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
International titles
References
1925 births
2012 deaths
Footballers from Mendoza, Argentina
Argentine people of Italian descent
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Argentina men's international footballers
1958 FIFA World Cup players
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