José Omar Pastoriza

José Omar Pastoriza (23 May 1942 – 2 August 2004) was a football midfielder for Independiente, AS Monaco, and the Argentina national football team, as well as manager for many teams including the Venezuela national team.

José Pastoriza
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(s) 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)
National team
1966–1972 Argentina 18 (1)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

El Pato ("The Duck") Pastoriza was born in Rosario, and started his career in Rosario Central, but gained renown with Colón de Santa Fe. He moved to Racing Club, but was transferred to rival Independiente after 53 matches due to a poor team performance and the precarious economic situation. He stayed 6 years with Independiente, winning 3 first division tournaments and a Copa Libertadores. In 1971, he was awarded the Olimpia de Oro, which is given to the Argentine footballer of the year.

After the 1972 season he transferred to French AS Monaco, where he retired as a player.

Coaching career

Having good relations with players, El Pato Patoriza coached the a number of clubs in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Spain, as well as the national teams of El Salvador and Venezuela. Pastoriza began his managerial career in 1976 with Independiente, the club where he won another three national leagues, another Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984. He also worked as the manager of Talleres de Córdoba on many occasions. He had a single stint as manager of several Argentine clubs such as Racing Club, Boca Juniors and Argentinos Juniors. Pastoriza's first foreign appointment was in 1982, at the Colombian Club Deportivo Los Millonarios. He was manager of Brazilian team Fluminense (1985) before returning to Argentina.

In 1992, he worked as manager of the Spanish Atlético Madrid, and in 1994 he worked with Bolivian Club Bolívar. Pastoriza served as the coach of the El Salvador national football team between 1995 and 1996 and as the coach of Venezuela between 1998 and 2000.

In 2004, he died in Buenos 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 kept smoking 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]

Career statistics

[3]

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1962Colón de Santa FePrimera División000000
1963000000
1964Racing Club240
1965292
1966Independiente241
1967252
1968222
1969317
1970211
19714615
1972142
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1972–73AS MonacoDivision 12612
1972–732110
1974–753312
1975–76262
Total Argentina 23632
France 10636
Career total 34268

International

Argentina national team
YearAppsGoals
197020
197180
197261
Total161

Honours

Player

Independiente
Individual

Manager

Independiente

References

  1. Clarin.com (2 August 2004). "Murió José Omar Pastoriza" (in Spanish).
  2. "Camisetas deformadas (decima parte)".
  3. "Jose Pastoriza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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