José Yudica

José Yudica

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Yudica
Date of birth	December 7, 1936 (1936-12-07)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1954-1958	Newell's Old Boys	112	(25)
1959-1961	Boca Juniors	65	(20)
1962-1963	Vélez Sársfield	34	(5)
1964	Estudiantes	29	(1)
1965-1966	Platense	57	(4)
1967	Quilmes	21	(2)
1968-1969	Deportivo Cali	?	(?)
1970	San Telmo
National team
?	Argentina	4	(1)
Teams managed
	Quilmes
1980	Estudiantes de La Plata
1982	San Lorenzo
	Argentinos Juniors
1987-1990	Newell's Old Boys
	C.F. Pachuca
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

José Antonio Yudica (born December 7, 1936, Rosario, Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football player and manager.

Yudica had limited success as a player, winning only two titles during his brief spell at Deportivo Cali. After retirement as a player he took up management, this is where he achieved his most notable successes, leading Quilmes to their first ever championship, winning 3 Argentine league titles with 3 different clubs (the first manager ever to achieve this), and leading Argentinos Juniors to success in Copa Libertadores.

Playing career

Yudica had a 16 year career as a player, he started his career at Newell's Old Boys, and went on to play for Argentine giants Boca Juniors, and a number of other teams including Vélez Sársfield, Estudiantes, Platense, Quilmes, San Telmo and Deportivo Cali in Colombia.

Titles as a Player

• Primera A Colombia 1969

Managerial career

After spells with Deportivo Español and Colón Yudica's first major achievement in management was saving struggling Quimes from relegation in 1977.

He eclipsed this the following season by leading them to their first and only Primera division title; Metropolitano 1978.

After this he won two Second division titles with Quilmes and San Lorenzo.

Yudica made his return to the big time by leading Argentinos Juniors to victory in Nacional. The Copa Libertadores campaign of 1985 was one of the most remarkable in the history of the tournament. Argentinos found themselves in the same 1st round group as fellow Argentinian team Ferro Carril Oeste, at the end of the group the two teams were tied for first place on 9 points, this required a playoff, which Argentinos won 3-1.

Argentinos won the 2nd group stage outright, to claim a place in the final against Colombian side América de Cali (fierce rivals of Yudica's former club, Deportivo Cali).

The final was a two legged affair, but both games finished 1-0 to the home team, requiring a cup final playoff but this game ended 1-1, Argentinos Juniors finally triumphed after a 5-4 victory in a penalty shootout.

Yudica led Argentinos to a further international title in 1986 winning the less prestigious Copa Interamericana against Defence Force from Trinidad and Tobago.

After his successes with Argentinos Yudica returned to Newell's Old Boys, the club at which he began his playing career over 30 years before.

He led them to the Primera division title in 1987/1988, winning him the unique distinction of becoming the first manager ever to lead 3 different teams to the Argentine league title.

Later in his career Yudica returned to manage Deportivo Cali, and also had a spell in charge of C.F. Pachuca in Mexico.

Managerial trophies

José Yudica during his time as manager of San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Season(s)	Club	Level
1978	Quilmes	Metropolitano
1982	San Lorenzo	Argentine 2nd Division
1985	Argentinos Juniors	Nacional
1985	Argentinos Juniors	Copa Libertadores
1986	Argentinos Juniors	Copa Interamericana
1987/1988	Newell's Old Boys	Primera División Argentina
1996	C.F. Pachuca	Primera División A

External links

• (Spanish) Interview with Yuduca in 2006
• (Spanish) Details at Historiadeboca

Awards and achievements
Preceded by José Pastoriza	Copa Libertadores winning managers 1985	Succeeded by Héctor Veira