Juan Carlos Corazzo (14 December 1907 – 12 January 1986)[1] was a Uruguayan football player and coach.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 1907 | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 1986 (aged 78) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1925 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 1925–1930 | Sud América | ||
| 1931 | Racing Club | 1 | (0) |
| 1932–1937 | Independiente | 191 | (6) |
| Total | 192+ | (6+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1928 | Uruguay | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1954–1955 | Danubio | ||
| 1955 | Uruguay | ||
| 1957 | Danubio | ||
| 1959–1961 | Uruguay | ||
| 1962–1964 | Uruguay | ||
| 1967 | Uruguay | ||
| 1969 | Danubio | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Montevideo, Corazzo played as a defender and midfielder for Montevideo Wanderers, Sud América, Racing Club and Independiente.[2][3] He also played two matches for Uruguay in 1928.[2]
Coaching career
editCorazzo later managed Uruguay at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Corazzo held the Uruguay national football team record for most consecutive games without loss from 1967 to 1968 (14 games), until Óscar Tabárez surpassed it with 18 consecutive games between 2011 and 2012.[5]
Personal life
editHe is the grandfather of Diego Forlán and father-in-law of Pablo Forlán.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Los Forlán Corazo y la Copa América | Suite101.net". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Juan Carlos Corazzo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "JUAN CARLOS CORAZZO | Defensor | Uruguay". www.bdfa.com.ar.
- ^ "Uruguay squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Tabárez igualó récord invicto". ESPN. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Corazzo". worldfootball.net.
- ^ Ben Lyttleton (4 July 2010). "In Suarez's absence Uruguay will lean even more heavily on Forlan". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Diego Forlan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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