Juan Carlos Corazzo

Juan Carlos Corazzo (14 December 1907 – 12 January 1986)^[1] was a Uruguayan football player and coach.

Juan Carlos Corazzo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1907-12-14)14 December 1907
Date of death	12 January 1986(1986-01-12) (aged 78)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924–1925	Montevideo Wanderers
1925–1930	Sud América
1931	Racing Club	1	(0)
1932–1937	Independiente	191	(6)
Total		192+	(6+)
International career
1928	Uruguay	2	(0)
Managerial career
1954–1955	Danubio
1955	Uruguay
1957	Danubio
1959–1961	Uruguay
1962–1964	Uruguay
1967	Uruguay
1969	Danubio
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Montevideo, Corazzo played as a defender and midfielder for Montevideo Wanderers, Sud América, Racing Club and Independiente.^[2][3] He also played two matches for Uruguay in 1928.^[2]

Coaching career

Corazzo later managed Uruguay at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

Corazzo held the Uruguay national football team record for most consecutive games without loss from 1967 to 1968 (14 games), until Óscar Tabárez surpassed it with 18 consecutive games between 2011 and 2012.^[5]

He also managed Danubio.^[6]

Personal life

He is the grandfather of Diego Forlán and father-in-law of Pablo Forlán.^[7][8]