Juan López Fontana

Juan López Fontana ( born March 15, 1908 in Montevideo, Uruguay; † 4 October 1983) was an Uruguayan football coach.

López, born in montevideanischen Neighborhood Palermo, was first coach of Central. In 1949 he took over the post of coach of the Uruguayan national football team and looked after them at the Football World Cup 1950., Where he won with her ​​the world title and also sat at the 1954 World Cup again as a responsible instructor on the bench of his country. At his side stood assistant Dr. Vázquez. From 1952 to 1955 he coached also Peñarol. After his time as coach of Celeste ended first in 1955, he took over this function again in 1957 for two years. Subsequently, he was responsible for the Ecuadorian national football team from 1959 to 1960.