Ernesto Lazzatti

Ernesto Lazzatti

Lazzatti in 1945
Personal information
Date of birth (1915-09-25)25 September 1915
Place of birth Ingeniero White, Argentina
Date of death 30 December 1988(1988-12-30) (aged 73)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1924-1933 Puerto Comercial
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934-1947 Boca Juniors 379 (16)
1947-1948 Danubio 50 (0)
National team
1936-1937 Argentina 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Carlos Sosa, Lazzatti and Natalio Pescia, the midfield line of Boca Juniors in the 1940s.

Ernesto Lazzatti (25 September 1915 - 30 December 1988) was a former Argentine football midfielder who won 8 titles with Boca Juniors, 5 league and 3 national cups. He played as a central midfielder.

Lazzatti played for local team Puerto Comercial de Ingeniero White until the age of 17. He was signed by Boca Juniors in 1933 and made his debut for the club in 1934 at the age of 18, making his debut in the match Boca defeated Chacarita Juniors by 3-2 in the 3rd fixture on April 8.

Lazzatti played four times for the Argentina national team between 1936 and 1937. He was part of the squad that won the Copa América 1937.

Lazzatti played a total of 14 seasons in Boca Juniors. When he left the club as a free agent at the age of 32, Severino Varela offered him to play at Uruguayan team Danubio F.C.. Lazzatti joined the club, playing there until his retirement in 1948.

Lazzatti had two spells as manager of Boca Juniors in 1950 and 1954, in his second spell he led the club to the 1954 league title. Despite that success, he never returned to management, pursuing a career in sport journalism.

Titles as player

Club

Boca Juniors

National team

Argentina

Titles as manager

Club

Boca Juniors


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