Juan Carlos Corazzo Explained

Juan Carlos Corazzo
Birth Date:14 December 1907
Position:Defender, midfielder
Years1:1924–1925
Clubs1:Montevideo Wanderers
Years2:1925–1930
Clubs2:Sud América
Years3:1931
Clubs3:Racing Club
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1932–1937
Clubs4:Independiente
Caps4:191
Goals4:6
Totalcaps:192+
Totalgoals:6+
Nationalyears1:1928
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1954–1955
Managerclubs1:Danubio
Manageryears2:1955
Managerclubs2:Uruguay
Manageryears3:1957
Managerclubs3:Danubio
Manageryears4:1959–1961
Managerclubs4:Uruguay
Manageryears5:1962–1964
Managerclubs5:Uruguay
Manageryears6:1967
Managerclubs6:Uruguay
Manageryears7:1969
Managerclubs7:Danubio

Juan Carlos Corazzo (14 December 1907 – 12 January 1986)[1] was a Uruguayan football player and coach.

Playing career

Born in Montevideo, Corazzo played as a defender and midfielder for Montevideo Wanderers, Sud América, Racing Club and Independiente.[2] He also played two matches for Uruguay in 1928.

Coaching career

Corazzo later managed Uruguay at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Corazzo held the Uruguay national football team record for most consecutive games without loss from 1967 to 1968 (14 games), until Óscar Tabárez surpassed it with 18 consecutive games between 2011 and 2012.[4]

He also managed Danubio.[5]

Personal life

He is the grandfather of Diego Forlán and father-in-law of Pablo Forlán.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Forlán Corazo y la Copa América | Suite101.net . 26 August 2012 . https://archive.today/20130222074241/http://suite101.net/article/los-forlan-corazo-y-la-copa-america-a61471 . 22 February 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: JUAN CARLOS CORAZZO | Defensor | Uruguay. www.bdfa.com.ar.
  3. Web site: Uruguay squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup . FIFA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111013032654/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D21/teams/team%3D43930.html . 13 October 2011 .
  4. Web site: Tabárez igualó récord invicto. 1 March 2015. 17 October 2015. ESPN.
  5. Web site: Juan Carlos Corazzo. worldfootball.net.
  6. In Suarez's absence Uruguay will lean even more heavily on Forlan. Ben Lyttleton. 4 July 2010. Sports Illustrated.
  7. News: Diego Forlan. BBC Sport. 27 July 2011. 19 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619124742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/groups_and_teams/team/uruguay/diego_forlan. dead.