José Della Torre

José della Torre (born 23 March 1906 – 31 July 1979) was an Argentine footballer. He played as right back for Argentina in the 1930 FIFA World Cup final on 30 July 1930, which was lost 4–2 to Uruguay.[1]

José della Torre
Della Torre in 1936
Personal information
Full name José della Torre
Date of birth 23 March 1906
Place of birth San Isidro, Argentina
Date of death 31 July 1979(1979-07-31) (aged 73)
Place of death Lanús, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1926 San Isidro
1927–1933 Racing Club
1934 América Football Club
1935–1936 Ferro Carril Oeste 40 (0)
1937 Atlanta 2 (0)
National team
Argentina 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After retiring as a player Della Torre went on to become a football manager, in 1958 he led Racing Club de Avellaneda to the Argentine Primera championship.[2] He also managed Ferro Carril Oeste amongst others.

At the South American Championship of 1959 in Argentina, which was won by the hosts, he was together with Victorio Spinetto and José Barreiro joint manager of the Argentinian team.[3]

Career overview

Player
Manager

References

  1. "World Cup 1930". rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  2. rsssf: Argentine championship winning managers
  3. Martín Tabeira: Southamerican Championship 1959 (1st Tournament), Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 12/07/2007


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