José Della Torre (born 23 March 1906 – 31 July 1979) was an Argentine footballer. He played as a right-back for Argentina in the 1930 FIFA World Cup final in 1930, which the team lost 4–2 to Uruguay.[2]
 Della Torre in 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Della Torre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 July 1979 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lanús, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1926 | San Isidro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1933 | Racing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | América Football Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1936 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Atlanta | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1941 | Platense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942–1943 | Ferro Carril Oeste | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Everton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | América FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1952 | Ferro Carril Oeste | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Racing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Platense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Ferro Carril Oeste | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Platense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Palestino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Platense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After retiring as a player, Della Torre went on to become a football manager. In 1958, he led Racing Club de Avellaneda to the Argentine Primera championship.[3] He also managed Ferro Carril Oeste amongst others.
At the South American Championship of 1959 in Argentina, which was won by the hosts, he was together with Victorio Spinetto and José Barreiro joint manager of the Argentinian team.[4]
Career overview
edit- Player
- 1925-1926: San Isidro
- 1927–1933: Racing Club
- 1934: America FC (RJ)
- 1935–1936: Ferro Carril Oeste
- 1937: CA Atlanta
- 1938–1941: America FC (RJ)
- Manager[5]
- 1941: CA Platense
- 1942–1943: Ferro Carril Oeste
- 1945: Everton de Viña del Mar
- 1947–1948: America FC (RJ)
- 1949–1952: Ferro Carril Oeste
- 1958: Racing Club[1]
- 1959: Argentina[1]
- 1959-1960: CA Platense
- 1961: Ferro Carril Oeste
- 1962: CA Platense
- 1963: Palestino
- 1964: CA Platense
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Racing
- Copa de Honor: 1932
- Copa de Competencia: 1933
- Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1930
Manager
edit- Racing
- Argentina
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ídolos: José Della Torre". Racing Club (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "World Cup 1930". rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ rsssf: Argentine championship winning managers
- ^ Martín Tabeira: Southamerican Championship 1959 (1st Tournament), Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 12 July 2007
- ^ "José Della Torre". LaFerropedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
edit- José Della Torre at BDFA (in Spanish)
- José Della Torre at PlaymakerStats.com
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