 Pastoriza with Independiente in 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Omar Pastoriza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 2004(2004-08-02) (aged 62) | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Central | |||
| Colón de Santa Fe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Racing Club | 53 | (2) |
| 1966–1972 | Independiente | 184 | (32) |
| 1972–1975 | Monaco | 106 | (36) |
| Total | 343 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1972 | Argentina | 18 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1979 | Independiente | ||
| 1980 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 1981–1982 | Racing Club | ||
| 1982–1983 | Millonarios | ||
| 1983–1984 | Independiente | ||
| 1985 | Fluminense | ||
| 1985–1987 | Independiente | ||
| 1988–1989 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1990–1991 | Independiente | ||
| 1992 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1993 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 1994 | Bolívar | ||
| 1995 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 1995–1996 | El Salvador | ||
| 1998 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 1998–2000 | Venezuela | ||
| 2003 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 2003–2004 | Independiente | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Omar Pastoriza (23 May 1942 – 2 August 2004) was an Argentinefootball player and manager. Amidfielder, he played forIndependiente,AS Monaco, and theArgentina national team. As a manager, he managed theVenezuela national team among other teams.
El Pato ("The Duck") Pastoriza was born inRosario, and started his career inRosario Central, but gained renown withColón de Santa Fe. He moved toRacing Club, but was transferred to rivalIndependiente after 53 matches due to a poor team performance and the precarious economic situation. He stayed six years with Independiente, winning threefirst division tournaments and aCopa Libertadores. In 1971, he was awarded theOlimpia de Oro, which is given to the Argentine footballer of the year.
After the 1972 season he transferred toLigue 1 AS Monaco, where he retired as a player.
Having good relations with players,El Pato Patoriza coached the a number of clubs in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Spain, as well as theEl Salvador andVenezuela national teams. Pastoriza began his managerial career in 1976 withIndependiente, the club where he won another three national leagues, another Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984. He also worked as the manager ofTalleres de Córdoba on many occasions. He had a single stint as manager of several Argentine clubs such asRacing Club,Boca Juniors andArgentinos Juniors.Pastoriza's first foreign appointment was in 1982, at the ColombianClub Deportivo Los Millonarios. He was manager of Brazilian teamFluminense (1985) before returning to Argentina.
In 1992, he worked as manager of the SpanishAtlético Madrid, and in 1994 he worked with BolivianClub Bolívar. Pastoriza served as the coach of the El Salvador national team between 1995 and 1996 and as the coach of Venezuela between 1998 and 2000.
In 2004, he died inBuenos Aires during his fifth stint as manager of Independiente. He had a heart attack at his apartment, and the emergency doctors could not save him. Pastoriza had a history of health problems, but keptsmoking anyway.[1] The funeral was performed at the Independiente headquarters.
Jairo Castillo, player of Independiente, was repeatedly booked by the referee in later games for removing his shirt to reveal tributes to Pastoriza. As a result, it was decided to add Pastoriza's nickname "Pato" to the official Independiente kit in 2004.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón de Santa Fe | 1962 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Racing Club | 1964 | Primera División | 24 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1965 | 29 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| Total | 53 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| Independiente | 1966 | Primera División | 24 | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| 1967 | 25 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1968 | 22 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1969 | 31 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | 21 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | 46 | 15 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 14 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| Total | 183 | 30 | — | — | ||||||||
| Monaco | 1972–73 | Division 1 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1972–73 | 21 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1974–75 | 33 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1975–76 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 106 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 342 | 68 | ||||||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
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