Osvaldo Piazza

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Osvaldo Piazza

| image = Oswaldo Piazza (en 1976).jpg

| caption = Piazza in 1976

| fullname = Osvaldo José Piazza

| height = 1.83 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|4|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Lanús

| years1 = 1967–1972

| years2 = 1972–1979

| years3 = 1979–1982

| years4 = 1982–1983

| clubs1 = Lanús

| clubs2 = Saint-Étienne

| clubs3 = Vélez Sársfield

| clubs4 = Corbeil-Essonnes

| caps1 = 113

| caps2 = 244

| caps3 = 104

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 19

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1972–1977

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1982–1983

| manageryears2 = 1990–1991

| manageryears3 = 1992–1994

| manageryears4 = 1994–1997

| manageryears5 = 1997–1998

| manageryears6 = 2000–2002

| manageryears7 = 2002

| manageryears8 = 2003

| manageryears9 = 2004

| manageryears10 =

| manageryears11 =

| managerclubs1 = Corbeil-Essonnes

| managerclubs2 = Almirante Brown

| managerclubs3 = Olimpia

| managerclubs4 = Vélez Sársfield

| managerclubs5 = Universitario

| managerclubs6 = Independiente

| managerclubs7 = Universitario

| managerclubs8 = Libertad

| managerclubs9 = Atlético de Rafaela

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 0

| totalgoals = 20

| totalcaps = 485

}}

Osvaldo José Piazza (born 6 April 1947) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. In his playing days, he was a defender.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Biography

He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at fullback position. He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively. He won many titles with AS Saint-Étienne. He was very popular at this time, and Bernard Sauvat wrote a song dedicated to him. Piazza earned 15 caps for Argentina, but could not participate to 1978 FIFA World Cup in his country due to family problems even though César Luis Menotti wanted him in the squad. In 1979, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, before returning to France with Corbeil-Essonnes, as a player-coach but it was a failure.

Titles

= Player =

Lanús

Primera B Metropolitana: 1971

AS Saint-Étienne

Ligue 1: 1974, 1975, 1976
Coupe de France 1974, 1975, 1977
European Cup runner-up: 1975–76

== Individual Awards ==

Onze d'Or Onze Mondial: 1976, 1977
French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1974–75

= Manager =

Olimpia

Liga Paraguaya: Primera División: 1993

Vélez Sarsfield

Primera División Argentina: 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura
Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996
Recopa Sudamericana: 1997

Universitario

Primera División Peruana: 1998

References

External links

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[http://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/4512.html Lyrics of Mon Copain l'Argentin by Bernard Sauvat] (song dedicated to Oswaldo Piazza)

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