César Luis Menotti

César Luis Menotti (; 5 November 1938 – 5 May 2024), known as El Flaco ("Slim"), was an Argentine former football manager and player. He won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of Argentina.

As a player, he played as a striker for clubs Rosario Central and Boca Juniors.

Death
Menotti died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 85, after being hospitalized in Buenos Aires for a month with anemia.

Honours
Player
Boca Juniors
Primera División: 1965

Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1968
Intercontinental Supercup: 1968
Campeonato Paulista: 1968

Argentina
Copa América third-place: 1963

Manager
Huracán
Primera División: 1973 Metropolitano

Barcelona
Copa del Rey: 1982–83
Copa de la Liga: 1983 
Supercopa de España: 1983

Argentina Youth
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1979

Argentina
FIFA World Cup: 1978

Individual
World Soccer 22nd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013

References

Other websites

Todo-Argentina biography 
Full Spanish language electronic text of "El DT del Proceso", a book strongly critical of Menotti's ethics and his links to the military regime 


Category:1938 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:Footballers from Rosario, Argentina
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Boca Juniors managers
Category:Club Atlético River Plate managers
Category:FC Barcelona managers
Category:Peñarol managers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Club Atlético Huracán managers
Category:Deaths from anemia