Juan Carlos Murúa
Juan Carlos Murúa is a former Argentine football player and manager who played in the Copa América 1959.[1][2]
 Murúa at Racing Club | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–? | Racing Club | 114 | (0) |
| Argentinos Juniors | 3 | (0) | |
| –1968 | Platense | 122 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| –1959– | Argentina | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1969 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| 1970 | Talleres (RE) | ||
| 1971 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| Platense | |||
| Los Andes | |||
| Huracán Las Heras | |||
| 1983–1985 | Independiente Rivadavia | ||
| – | Altos Hornos Zapla | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Murúa was primarily associated with the Greater Buenos Aires team Racing Club de Avellaneda, where he was part of the championship winning team of 1958. He went on to play for Argentinos Juniors and Platense.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player Murúa took up coaching, he had spells in charge of several Buenos Aires based teams, such as Gimnasia La Plata, Platense and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada where he led the team to a third tier championship and gave José Yudica his first break in management.
Later in his career he coached several teams in the interior including Altos Hornos Zapla during the 1983 and 1985 Nacional championships.[3][4]
Following his professional career, Murúa has remained one of the best-remembered stars of his era,[5][6] with his 1958 image appearing, for example, on a 2005 El Grafico trading card,[7] and is a representative of Argentine soccer at national events.[8] As of 2007, he is affiliated with the college team U. Veronés.[9]
References
- "Le Formazioni delle finaliste ai Sudamericani dal 1957 al 1967"
- Southamerican Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)
- Nacional 1983 Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Nacional 1985 Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Clarín.com, May 21, 1998: 21.05.1998: "La Otra Miradas: Jose Mesiano y Juan Carlos Murua, Ex Futbolistas – Las Marcas Famosas"
- Coctel de Calamares
- El Gráfico 2005 – Juan Carlos Murua – Racing
- Platense Festejo los 100 Años a lo Grande Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- FutbolUniversitario.com, Oct. 16, 2007: "Falleció el Profesor Fabían Moreno: Veronés de Duelo" Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
