José Omar Pastoriza (23 May 1942 – 2 August 2004) was a football player and manager. A midfielder, he played for Independiente, AS Monaco, and the Argentina national team. As a manager, he managed the Venezuela national team among other teams.

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)
International career
1966–1972 Argentina 18 (1)
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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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 six years with Independiente, winning three 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 Ligue 1 AS Monaco, where he retired as a player.

Coaching career

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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 El Salvador and Venezuela national teams. 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 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

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colón de Santa Fe 1962 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Racing Club 1964 Primera División 24 0
1965 29 2
Total 53 2
Independiente 1966 Primera División 24 1
1967 25 2
1968 22 2
1969 31 7
1970 21 1
1971 46 15
1972 14 2
Total 183 30
Monaco 1972–73 Division 1 26 12
1972–73 21 10
1974–75 33 12
1975–76 26 2
Total 106 36
Career total 342 68

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 1970 2 0
1971 8 0
1972 6 1
Total 16 1

Honours

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Player

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Independiente

Individual

Manager

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Independiente

References

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  1. ^ Clarin.com (2 August 2004). "Murió José Omar Pastoriza" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Camisetas deformadas (decima parte)". 5 December 2008.
  3. ^ Jose Pastoriza at National-Football-Teams.com
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