José Varacka (27 May 1932 – 22 October 2018) was an Argentine

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player and coach.

Club career

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, 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

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. 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 is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...

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

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editions of the

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. He played in the

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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

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in 1968. He went on to serve as the manager of

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

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

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Honours

Player

Argentina *

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* Taça das Nações: 1964

Manager

Atlético Junior *

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: 1977, 1980

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Varacka, Jose 1932 births 2018 deaths Argentine people of Slovak descent Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Colo-Colo footballers Argentine Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Argentine football managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Boca Juniors managers Club Atlético Atlanta managers Atlético Junior managers Millonarios F.C. managers Argentinos Juniors managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Deportivo Pereira managers Categoría Primera A managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Colombia 20th-century Argentine sportsmen