 Yudica in 1987 as manager of Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Yudica | ||
| Date of birth | (1936-02-26)February 26, 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | August 23, 2021(2021-08-23) (aged 85) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1958 | Newell's Old Boys | 112 | (25) |
| 1959–1961 | Boca Juniors | 65 | (20) |
| 1962–1963 | Vélez Sarsfield | 34 | (5) |
| 1964 | Estudiantes | 29 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Platense | 57 | (4) |
| 1967 | Quilmes | 21 | (2) |
| 1968–1969 | Deportivo Cali | 52 | (5) |
| 1970 | Talleres (RE) | ||
| 1971–1972 | San Telmo | ||
| International career | |||
| Argentina | 4 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–76 | Altos Hornos Zapla | ||
| 1976 | Colón | ||
| 1976–77 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1977–79 | Quilmes | ||
| 1979–80 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1980 | Estudiantes LP | ||
| 1981 | Quilmes | ||
| 1982 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 1984 | Unión | ||
| 1985–86 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 1986–87 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| 1987–90 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1991–92 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 1992 | Platense | ||
| 1993-94 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 1995-96 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1996-98 | Pachuca | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Antonio Yudica (February 26, 1936 – August 23, 2021) was an Argentinefootball player andmanager.[1]
Yudica had limited success as a player, winning only two titles during his brief spell atDeportivo Cali. After retirement as a player he took up management, this is where he achieved his most notable successes, leadingQuilmes to their first championship after 66 years, winning three Argentine league titles with three clubs[2] (the first manager ever to achieve this), and leadingArgentinos Juniors to success in theCopa Libertadores.
Yudica had a 16-year career as a player, he started his career atNewell's Old Boys, and went on to play for Argentine giantsBoca Juniors, and a number of other teams includingVélez Sársfield,Estudiantes,Platense,Quilmes,Talleres de Remedios de Escalada,San Telmo andDeportivo Cali inColombia.
After spells withDeportivo Español andColón Yudica's first major achievement in management was saving strugglingQuilmes from relegation in 1977.
He eclipsed this the following season by leading them to their first and onlyPrimera division title;Metropolitano 1978.
After this he won twoSecond division titles withQuilmes andSan Lorenzo.
Yudica made his return to the big time by leadingArgentinos Juniors to victory inNacional. TheCopa Libertadores campaign of1985 was one of the most remarkable in the history of the tournament.Argentinos found themselves in the same 1st round group as fellow Argentinian teamFerro Carril Oeste, at the end of the group the two teams were tied for first place on nine points, this required a playoff, whichArgentinos won 3–1.
Argentinos won the 2nd group stage outright, to claim a place in the final against Colombian sideAmérica de Cali (fierce rivals ofYudica's former club, Deportivo Cali).
The final was a two legged affair, but both games finished 1–0 to the home team, requiring a cup final playoff but this game ended 1–1,Argentinos Juniors finally triumphed after a 5–4 victory in a penalty shootout.
Yudica ledArgentinos to a further international title in 1986 winning the less prestigiousCopa Interamericana againstDefence Force fromTrinidad and Tobago.
After his successes withArgentinos Yudica returned to Newell's Old Boys, the club at which he began his playing career over 30 years before.
He led them to thePrimera division title in 1987–88, winning him the unique distinction of becoming the first manager ever to lead three different teams to the Argentine league title.
Later in his career Yudica returned to manage Deportivo Cali, and also had a spell in charge ofC.F. Pachuca in Mexico.
Deportivo Cali
Talleres (RE)
Argentina
Quilmes
San Lorenzo
Argentinos Juniors
Newell's Old Boys
Pachuca
