José Della Torre (born 23 March 1906 – 31 July 1979) was an Argentine

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. He played as a

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for

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in the

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in 1930, which the team lost 4–2 to

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. After retiring as a player, Della Torre went on to become a football manager. In 1958, he led

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to the Argentine Primera championship. He also managed

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amongst others. At the South American Championship of 1959 in Argentina, which was won by the hosts, he was together with Victorio Spinetto and José Barreiro joint manager of the Argentinian team.

Career overview

;Player * 1925-1926: San Isidro * 1927–1933: Racing Club * 1934: America FC (RJ) * 1935–1936:

* 1937:

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* 1938–1941: America FC (RJ) ;Manager * 1941: CA Platense * 1942–1943:

* 1945:

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* 1947–1948: America FC (RJ) * 1949–1952: Ferro Carril Oeste * 1958: Racing Club * 1959:

* 1959-1960: CA Platense * 1961: Ferro Carril Oeste * 1962: CA Platense * 1963:

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* 1964: CA Platense

Honours

Player

;Racing * Copa de Honor: 1932 * Copa de Competencia: 1933 ;Argentina *

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runner-up:

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Manager

;Racing *

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; Argentina *

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* 1906 births 1979 deaths Footballers from San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentina men's international footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football defenders Club Atlético San Isidro footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine football managers Club Atlético Platense managers Ferro Carril Oeste managers Everton de Viña del Mar managers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) managers Racing Club de Avellaneda managers Argentina national football team managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Argentine Primera División managers Chilean Primera División managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Chile 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub