Omar SÃvori
Sívori 1954
Enrique Omar Sívori ( born October 2, 1935 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina, † 15 February 2005 ) was an Argentine- Italian football player and coach. From the World Football Association, he was inducted into the 2004 created leaderboard FIFA 100.
Career
In the club
Sivori career began at the Argentine club River Plate where he was able to celebrate a total of three championships. Here he received his nickname el gran zurdo ( German: the great left-footed ) and il cappocione ( in German about: the with the big head), which he received because of his delicate physique. For the season 1957/58 Sívori moved to Juventus in Italy. Here he formed with John Charles and Giampiero Boniperti one of the best in the series A. Total Offensive departments took Sívori with Juventus three times the Scudetto and Coppa Italia three times. For the 1965/66 season Sívori then moved on to league rivals Napoli, where he in 1968/69 his successful career ended in season. In 1961, the striker was voted European Footballer of the Year.
In the National Team
1957 won Sívori with Argentina, Copa America, in total, he played in 18 games for the Argentina national team. Together with Antonio Angelillo and Humberto Maschio he made here an offensive trio that bore the nickname Angeles con cara sucia. This name derives from the homonymous film Chicago Mafia - Angels with Dirty Faces from - the trio got it because of their partially loutish occurrence that they put on and off the field on the day. The three met in the successive Serie A, Sívori later played for Juventus and Maschio and Angelillo were committed by Inter Milan.
Just in time for the Football World Cup 1962 in Chile Sívori took Italian citizenship and denied the tournament with the Squadra Azzurra. Overall Sívori came in nine appearances for Italy used, in which he scored eight goals.
Life after professional football
After his professional time Sívori worked as a football coach. His clients the club teams from River Plate, Rosario Central, Estudiantes de La Plata, Racing Club and Velez Sarsfield. From 1972 to 1974 he led the Argentine national football team successfully qualified for the World Cup 1974. In a friendly match, he defeated 1973, the German national football team at the Munich Olympic Stadium 3-2, which at the time meant not only the first victory of Argentina against Germany, but at the same time the end of the " Wembley Elf " marked.
He eventually continued his career as a sports reporter. His last years were spent Sívori in his home country Argentina. He died in his hometown of San Nicolas on 17 February 2005 from cancer.
Omar Sívori in the film
In two Italian film productions Omar Sívori yourself:
Achievements
- 3 × Argentine champion with River Plate: 1955, 1956, 1957
- 3 × Italian Champion with Juventus in 1957/58, 1959/60 and 1960 / 61st
- 3 × Italian Cup winner with Juventus 1958/59, 1959/60 and 1964 /65.
- Footballer of the Year of Europe: 1961
- Scorer of the Serie A 1959/60 (28 goals)