 Minella playing forRiver Plate in 1937 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1909-08-09)9 August 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 1981(1981-08-13) (aged 72) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente MdP [es] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1929 | Independiente MdP [es] | ||
| 1929–1934 | Gimnasia La Plata | 132 | (0) |
| 1935–1943 | River Plate | 157 | (5) |
| 1942–1943 | →Peñarol (loan) | ||
| 1944 | Green Cross | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933–1941 | Argentina | 24 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1944 | Green Cross | ||
| 1947–1959 | River Plate | ||
| 1960 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1963 | River Plate | ||
| 1964–1965 | Argentina | ||
| 1966 | América de Cali | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José María Minella (1909–1981) was an Argentinefootball player and manager. He played for and managedArgentina's national team.
Amidfielder, Minella started playing at local club Independiente ofMar del Plata. On 23 August 1925, he was part of the local league team that achieved a 1–0 win over a team made ofbattleshipHMSRepulse´s crewmembers during thePrince of Wales visit to Argentina.[1] In 1928 he was signed byGimnasia La Plata who won the amateurArgentine championship in 1929. He played in the team nicknamedEl Expreso ("TheExpress") that nearly won the championship in 1933.[2]
In 1935 he moved toRiver Plate where he was part of three championship's winning teams in 1936, 1937 and 1941.[2]
Towards the end of his playing career he played inUruguay withPeñarol (loan from River Plate) and inChile withGreen Cross.[2]
Minella made his international debut in 1933, he played three times in theCopa América, in1935,1937 and1941. Argentina won the 1937 and 1941 editions. He played a total of 24 games for his country netting one goal.
Minella took over as manager ofRiver Plate in 1945, he led the team through one of the most successful eras in their history. Between 1952 and 1957 they won five championships in six years, including the club's second treble in the professional era (1955, 1956 and 1957). He also won theCopa Aldao in 1947.
Minella had a spell as manager of the Argentina national team between 1964 and 1965, he returned as caretaker manager for one game in 1968. As national coach, he won theTaça das Nações played inBrazil in 1964.
In preparation for the1978 FIFA World Cup a football stadium was built inMar del Plata and namedEstadio José María Minella after his death in 1981 to honour Mar del Plata's most significant football talent.
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