Juan Ricardo Faccio

{{Short description|Uruguayan footballer and manager (1936–2024)}}

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| full_name = Juan Ricardo Faccio Porta

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|12|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|7|15|1936|12|8|df=y}}

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| position = Defender

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| clubs1 = Nacional

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| clubs2 = → Fenix (loan)

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| clubs3 = River Plate de Montevideo

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| clubs4 = Liverpool de Montevideo

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| manageryears1 = 1972–1973

| managerclubs1 = Peñarol

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| managerclubs2 = River Plate Montevideo

| manageryears3 = 1977

| managerclubs3 = El Salvador

| manageryears4 = 1977–1978

| managerclubs4 = Puebla

| manageryears5 = 1978–1982

| managerclubs5 = Coyotes Neza

| manageryears6 = 1982

| managerclubs6 = León

| manageryears7 = 1983

| managerclubs7 = Independiente Santa Fe

| manageryears8 = 1986–1987

| managerclubs8 = Cobras de Ciudad Juárez

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Juan Ricardo Faccio Porta (8 December 1936[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l107001.html Faccio] – 15 July 2024) was a Uruguayan football player and manager.

Career

Born in the Jacinto Vera neighborhood of Montevideo, Faccio began playing football as a defender with Club Nacional de Football in the late 1950s. He went on loan to C.A. Fenix and returned to Nacional.{{cite web|publisher=El Bocón|title=Juan Ricardo Faccio, un fenómeno...|trans-title=Juan Ricardo Faccio, a phenomenon...|url=http://www.elbocon.com.uy/pdf/bocon_816.pdf|language=Spanish|date=16 November 2011}} Faccio also played for River Plate de Montevideo and Liverpool de Montevideo.{{cite web|publisher=El Pais|title=Orden de captura para periodista acusado de balear a vecino|trans-title=Arrest warrant for journalist accused of shooting a neighbor|url=http://www.elpais.com.uy/06/06/02/pciuda_219360.asp|language=Spanish|date=2 June 2006}}

After he retired from playing, Faccio became a football manager and later a sports journalist. He managed local side C.A. Peñarol before moving abroad to manage the El Salvador national team in 1977{{cite web|author=Reyes Padilla, Macario|title=Mexico - International Matches Details 1970-1979|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mex-intres7079.html|date=18 September 2008}} followed by several clubs in Mexico and Colombia. While in Mexico, Faccio managed Coyotes Neza from 1978 to 1982, leading the club for 157 Mexican Primera División matches.{{cite web|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|author=Rosas, Sergio Luis|title=Recuerdos del Ayer|trans-title=Memories of yesterday|url=http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/486149.html|language=Spanish|date=16 December 2009}}

Arrest and imprisonment

In June 2006, Faccio was arrested following a shooting incident outside his home.{{cite web|publisher=La Red 21|title=Juan Ricardo Faccio fue remitido a prisión|trans-title=Juan Ricardo Faccio was sent to prison|url=http://www.lr21.com.uy/justicia/212814-juan-ricardo-faccio-fue-remitido-a-prision|language=Spanish|date=4 June 2006}} A 39-year-old man had an altercation with Faccio's daughter earlier in the day, and Faccio shot him in the knee, resulting in the man being taken to the hospital for surgery. Faccio was convicted of causing serious injury aggravated by the use of a weapon and spent three months in prison.

Personal life and death

Faccio's father, Ricardo Faccio, and two of his uncles, Abdón Porte and Roberto Porta, were Uruguayan international footballers.

Faccio died on 15 July 2024, at the age of 87.[https://www.elobservador.com.uy/murio-juan-faccio-quien-llevo-fernando-morena-penarol-dirigio-uruguay-y-fue-campeon-nacional-n5951380 Murió Juan Faccio, quien llevó a Fernando Morena a Peñarol, dirigió a Uruguay y fue campeón con Nacional] {{in lang|es}}