BUENOS AIRES, May 6 — Cesar Luis Menotti, who famously coached Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 1978, an achievement described as one of the “country’s greatest...
PAS info chief calls out Pakatan for misusing royal institution after sharing pictures of King’s portrait in KKB election campaignArgentine former football player Cesar Menotti, Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning coach, died at 85, announced the Argentine Football Association on May 5, 2024.
But he will be best remembered for leading Argentina to the 1978 World Cup played on home soil at a time when the country was ruled by a repressive junta.In the final, Argentina defeated the Netherlands 3-1 after extra-time with flamboyant man of the tournament Mario Kempes scoring twice against a Dutch side shorn of Johan Cruyff, who had refused to play in the World Cup.
“Teacher of teachers, the greatest for me,” former international Carlos Hermosillo wrote on X. “My gratitude for what you did in Mexican football. For me there was a before and after you.”
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