Rodolfo Motta

Rodolfo Motta (11 July 1944 – 4 August 2014) was an Argentine football player and coach.

Career

Born in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Motta began playing football with local side Club Atlético Nueva Chicago, where he would play in the Argentine Primera División during the 1960s. He continued his playing career in the Primera B Nacional with Sportivo Italiano, Deportivo Español, Deportivo Morón, Excursionistas, Quilmes Atlético Club and Estudiantes de Buenos Aires.[1]

After he retired from playing, Motta became a football manager. His first appointment was with Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in 1982. Next, Motta managed his first club, Nueva Chicago. He would later manage clubs in Peru (Sporting Cristal) and Ecuador (C.S. Emelec).[1]

He died on 4 August 2014 in Buenos Aires, at the age of 70.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Historia de un luchador" [History of a fighter]. Clarín (in Spanish). 18 October 2012.
  2. ^ Murió Rodolfo Motta, símbolo del fútbol de ascenso (in Spanish)


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