Juan Héctor Guidi (11 July 1930 – 8 February 1973) was an Argentine

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midfielder. He played most of his career with

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in Lanús, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are association football, football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Arge ...

he also made 37 appearances for the Argentina national team.

Club career

Guidi, born in the city of Piñeiro,

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, started his career with local club Unidos de Piñeiro, before joining Lanús in 1949. In 1950 he helped the team to win the Argentine 2nd Division in 1950. Guidi had a spell with

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but he never achieved the level of play that he had at Lanús. Guidi rejoined Lanús helping them to win the 2nd division title in 1964. Guidi retired from football in 1966.

International career

Guidi represented Argentina in two

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s, the victorious Peru 1957 campaign and the Ecuador 1959 where Argentina finished in second place. He played a total of 37 games for Argentina putting him in the top 50 most capped Argentine men's footballers of all time.

Honours

Club

;

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: 1950, 1964

International

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: Peru 1957 *

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Legacy

''El Nene'' Guidi died in 1973 at the age of just 42, he is remembered as one of the most important idols of Club Atlético Lanús. One of the streets outside

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was renamed ''Héctor Guidi'' in his honour.

References

External links

Biography on the Lanús website
1930 births 1973 deaths Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Argentine Primera División players 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-stub