Osvaldo Piazza

Osvaldo José Piazza (born 6 April 1947) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. In his playing days, he was a defender.^{[citation needed]}

Osvaldo Piazza

Piazza in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Osvaldo José Piazza
Date of birth	(1947-04-06) 6 April 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1972	Lanús	113	(1)
1972–1979	Saint-Étienne	244	(19)
1979–1982	Vélez Sársfield	104	(0)
1982–1983	Corbeil-Essonnes	24	(0)
Total		485	(20)
International career
1972–1977	Argentina	15	(0)
Managerial career
1982–1983	Corbeil-Essonnes
1990–1991	Almirante Brown
1992–1994	Olimpia
1994–1997	Vélez Sársfield
1997–1998	Universitario
2000–2002	Independiente
2002	Universitario
2003	Libertad
2004	Atlético de Rafaela
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at fullback position. He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively. He won many titles with AS Saint-Étienne. He was very popular at this time, and Bernard Sauvat wrote a song dedicated to him. Piazza earned 15 caps for Argentina, but could not participate to 1978 FIFA World Cup in his country due to family problems even though César Luis Menotti wanted him in the squad. In 1979, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, before returning to France with Corbeil-Essonnes, as a player-coach but it was a failure.

Titles

Player

Lanús

• Primera B Metropolitana: 1971

AS Saint-Étienne

• Ligue 1: 1974, 1975, 1976
• Coupe de France 1974, 1975, 1977
• European Cup runner-up: 1975–76

Individual Awards

• Onze d'Or Onze Mondial: 1976, 1977
• French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1974–75

Manager

Olimpia

• Liga Paraguaya: Primera División: 1993

Vélez Sarsfield

• Primera División Argentina: 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura
• Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1997

Universitario

• Primera División Peruana: 1998