 López with Argentina in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José López | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-10-31)31 October 1950 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Guernica,Buenos Aires,Argentina | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1981 | River Plate | 424 | (75) |
| 1982 | Talleres de Córdoba | 38 | (8) |
| 1983 | Boca Juniors | 38 | (6) |
| 1984–1986 | Argentinos Juniors | 53 | (5) |
| 1986–1987 | Belgrano | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Argentina | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1997 | Racing | ||
| 1998 | Instituto | ||
| 1999 | Unión | ||
| 2000 | Instituto | ||
| 2001 | Talleres | ||
| 2001–2002 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2002–2003 | Unión | ||
| 2004 | Talleres | ||
| 2005 | Libertad | ||
| 2010–2011 | River Plate | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan José "J. J." López, (born October 31, 1950) is anArgentinefootballmanager and former player, who played as amidfielder. López spent the most part of his career inRiver Plate, where he won 7 titles. WithArgentinos Juniors, where he played in the 1980s, López won four titles, including oneCopa Libertadores.
López started his playing career with River Plate in 1970. He became an important player at the club, winning sevenleague titles. He played 466 games and scored 84 goals. López is one of the most decorated players in the history of River Plate, and only three other players have played more games for the club (Amadeo Carrizo,Ángel Labruna andReinaldo Merlo).
López left River Plate after the1981 season to joinTalleres de Córdoba, where he played during 1982. He was signed by River's rivals,Boca Juniors, in 1983, and played 38 games for the club with 6 goals scored.
In 1984, he joinedArgentinos Juniors and helped them to secure their first ever Primera División title in the1984 Metropolitano. The next season, Argentinos won their second championship, the1985 Nacional; and followed it up with winning theCopa Libertadores. In 1986, López joinedBelgrano, where he played until his retirement in 1987.
During the 1970s, López played for theArgentina national football team.[1]
After retiring as a player, López has worked as the manager of several clubs in Argentina. His first managerial position was withRacing de Córdoba. He then managedInstituto,Unión de Santa Fe,Rosario Central andOlimpo.
López has also had two spells as manager ofTalleres de Córdoba. In his second spell with the club, he led them to a third-place finish in the2004 Clausura,[2] but the club were relegated after losing a relegation playoff against Argentinos Juniors. In 2005, he took over as the manager ofLibertad inParaguay.
Since 2010, López works as a youth manager inRiver Plate. He has also worked ascaretaker manager twice, after the departures ofLeonardo Astrada first and thenÁngel Cappa. During his second period as caretaker, López obtained 13 over 18 points in the last six games of the2010 Apertura, rounding a 4th-place finish. Therefore, at the end of the tournament he was confirmed as the team's manager for the following championship by club presidentDaniel Passarella.[3]
River Plate
Argentinos Juniors
