Juan Carlos Murúa (17 July 1935 – 26 March 2023) was an Argentine

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player and manager who played in the

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. Murúa was primarily associated with the

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team

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, where he was part of the championship-winning team of 1958. He went on to play for

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and Platense.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player Murúa took up coaching, he had spells in charge of several

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based teams, such as

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, Platense and

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where he led the team to a third tier championship and gave José Yudica his first break in management. Later in his career, he coached several teams in the interior including

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during the 1983 and 1985

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s. Following his professional career, Murúa has remained one of the best-remembered stars of his era, with his 1958 image appearing, for example, on a 2005 El Grafico trading card, and was a representative of Argentine soccer at national events. As of 2007, he was affiliated with the college team U. Veronés.FutbolUniversitario.com, Oct. 16, 2007: "Falleció el Profesor Fabían Moreno: Veronés de Duelo"

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