Miguel Ángel López (footballer)
 López with River Plate in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| -1962 | Universitario (Cba) | ||
| 1963 | Sarmiento (J) | 22 | (0) |
| 1964-1966 | Estudiantes LP | 87 | (1) |
| 1967 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 23 | (0) |
| 1968-1970 | River Plate | 79 | (1) |
| 1971-1975 | Independiente | 136 | (1) |
| 1975-1976 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972 | Argentina | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1978 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1979 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 1980-1981 | Independiente | ||
| 1982 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1983 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1984 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1984-1987 | Club América | ||
| 1988 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 1988 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1989-1991 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1992 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1992-1993 | América | ||
| 1994 | Barcelona | ||
| 1994-1995 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 1995 | Independiente | ||
| 1995-1996 | Toluca | ||
| 1996 | León | ||
| 1997-1998 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 1999 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2000 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Celaya | ||
| 2002 | Puebla | ||
| 2003 | Badajoz | ||
| 2004-2005 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2006 | Arsenal | ||
| 2007 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2009-2010 | Atlético San Luis | ||
| 2013-2014 | Atlético Junior | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Angel Lopez (born 1 March 1942 in Argentina), nicknamed Zurdo, is an Argentine former footballer and manager.[2][3] As a player, López had his most successful tenure on Independiente, where he won eight titles.
Player career
[edit]López started playing in Unión Central of Villa María, Córdoba, then moving to Club Universitario. In 1963 he was traded to Sarmiento de Junín, then to Estudiantes de La Plata to make his debut in 1964. Three years later he signed for Ferro Carril Oeste in exchange for Felipe Ribaudo.
His good performances in Ferro led López to be capped for the Argentina national football team. At club level, he then moved to River Plate, then to Independiente, where he spent his most successful years as a player. With the Avellaneda team López won four Copa Libertadores (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975), three Copa Interamericana (1972, 1974, 1975) and one Intercontinental Cup in 1973 v Italian Juventus FC[4]
After winning eight titles with Independiente, López emigrated to Colombia to play for Atlético Nacional, where he won the National championship in 1976.
Managerial career
[edit]After retiring from football, López became a manager, starting to coach the youth divisions of Atlético Nacional in 1977. Two years later he returned to Argentina as Argentinos Juniors manager, where he coached rising star Diego Maradona. In 1980 he signed for Independiente, winning his first title, the friendly tournament "Torneo Villa de Madrid".
López returned to Colombia in 1982 to coach Atlético Nacional, where he spent a brief time before becoming manager of Boca Juniors but he only spent one season with the team. In 1984 López signed for Mexican Club América, where he won the 1984–85 championship. After a season with Ferro C. Oeste in 1988, López made his third return to Colombia to manage Atlético Junior. His next team was C.D. Guadalajara in 1990.
References
[edit]- ^ 'He disfrutado más del oficio de técnico que del de jugador' interview to López on El Diario, 30 Jan 2019
- ^ "México '86 fue la obra maestra de Diego" perfil.com
- ^ Las siete vidas del Zurdo López zonacero.com
- ^ Miguel Ángel López, una vida ligada al fútbol on Colombia.com
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- Argentine men's footballers
- Living people
- 1942 births
- Men's association football defenders
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Argentine football managers
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- Boca Juniors managers
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- Rosario Central managers
- Club América managers
- C.D. Guadalajara managers
- Barcelona S.C. managers
- Santos Laguna managers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. managers
- Club León managers
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers
- Club Puebla managers
- CD Badajoz managers
- Arsenal de Sarandí managers