José Varacka

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| name = José Varacka

| image = Jose varacka 1969.jpg

| image_size = 150

| caption = Varacka in 1969

| fullname =

| height = 1.82 m

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|5|27}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

|death_date={{death date and age|2018|10|22|1932|5|27|df=y}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1952–1960

| years2 = 1960–1965

| years3 = 1966

| years4 = 1967

| years5 = 1968

| clubs1 = Independiente

| clubs2 = River Plate

| clubs3 = San Lorenzo

| clubs4 = Porvenir Miraflores

| clubs5 = Colo-Colo

| caps1 = 202

| caps2 = 146

| caps3 = 17

| goals1 = 2

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1956–1966

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 28

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1968–1971

| manageryears2 = 1972

| manageryears3 = 1973–1974

| manageryears4 = 1975

| manageryears5 = 1975–1977

| manageryears6 = 1978–1979

| manageryears7 = 1979

| manageryears8 = 1980–1981

| manageryears9 = 1981–1983

| manageryears10 = 1983

| manageryears11 = 1984

| manageryears12 = 1987–1988

| managerclubs1 = Gimnasia LP

| managerclubs2 = Boca Juniors

| managerclubs3 = Gimnasia LP

| managerclubs4 = Atlanta

| managerclubs5 = Atlético Junior

| managerclubs6 = Gimnasia LP

| managerclubs7 = Millonarios

| managerclubs8 = Atlético Junior

| managerclubs9 = Argentinos Juniors

| managerclubs10 = River Plate

| managerclubs11 = Atlético Junior

| managerclubs12 = Atlético Junior

| pcupdate = November 2008

}}

José Varacka (27 May 1932 – 22 October 2018) was an Argentine football player and coach.[https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/murio-jose-varacka-entrenador-trajo-enzo-francescoli-river_0_I-8f0VPkt.html Murió José Varacka, el entrenador que trajo a Enzo Francescoli a River] {{in lang|es}}

Club career

A midfielder, Varacka played for three of the big five teams in Argentina. He started his career in 1952 with Independiente. In 1954 he played and scored in a famous 6–0 win over Real Madrid.[http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2007/11/12/noticia_0061.html José Varacka debió ser internado de urgencia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194522/http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2007/11/12/noticia_0061.html |date=3 March 2016 }} {{in lang|es}} He joined River Plate in 1960 where he played for six seasons.

In 1966 Varacka joined San Lorenzo de Almagro and after one season with the club he would down his career at Colo-Colo in Chile{{cite web |last1=Reyes |first1=Luis |title=Estuvo en Colo Colo y River y terminó sin trabajo: “Con ese mufa no podemos perder” |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/fue-el-primero-en-jugar-en-colo-colo-y-river-y-termino-sin-trabajo-con-ese-mufa-no-podemos-perder-n/#:~:text=Varacka%20fue%20un%20volante%20con,sequías%20más%20grandes%20el%20club. |website=Diario AS |access-date=30 May 2025 |language=es |date=17 September 2024}} and then Miraflores in Peru.

International career

Varacka played in the 1958 and 1966 editions of the FIFA World Cup. He played in the Copa América 1956[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/56safull.html Copa América 1956 squads] at rsssf and 1959.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/59-1safull.html Copa América 1959 squads] at rsssf He was also part of the Argentina national team that won the 1964 Copa de Las Naciones, played in Brazil.[http://www.nomascristianosenelfutbol.com/index.php/2008/10/14/brasil-64-la-primera-copa-mundial-para-argentina/ La Primera Copa Mundial de Argentina] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030093728/http://www.nomascristianosenelfutbol.com/index.php/2008/10/14/brasil-64-la-primera-copa-mundial-para-argentina/ |date=30 October 2008 }} {{in lang|es}}

Managerial career

Varacka started his managerial career with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in 1968. He went on to serve as the manager of Boca Juniors and River Plate. He won two Colombian league titles during his four spells as manager of Atlético Junior (1977 and 1980).[https://www.rsssf.org/players/col-champ-teams.html Colombia championship winning teams] at rsssf In 1981 his Argentinos Juniors team dramatically avoided relegation on the last day of the season by beating his former team San Lorenzo 1–0, causing their relegation instead. Varacka also managed the Argentina national team in the 1974 world cup alongside Vladislao Cap.