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José Nasazzi
	Nasazzi with the Uruguay national team.
Personal information
Full name	José Nasazzi Yarza
Date of birth	24 March 1901
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	17 June 1968 (aged 67)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1918–1920	Lito
1921	Roland Moor
1922–1933	Bella Vista
1933–1937	Nacional
International career
1923–1936	Uruguay
Managerial career
1942–1945	Uruguay
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Copa América
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Nasazzi Yarza (24 March 1901 – 17 June 1968) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back.^[2] He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.

Career

He was born in Bella Vista, Montevideo to Giuseppe, an Italian immigrant from Esino Lario (near Lecco), and María Jacinta Yarza from the Basque Country of Spain.^[3]^[4]

Nasazzi is regarded by many as Uruguay's greatest ever football player.^[5] He was known as El Gran Mariscal ("The Great Marshal"), and had already won the gold medal at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games,^[6] as well as the South American Championship in 1923, 1924, and 1926, by the time of the first World Cup. On individual level, he was selected as best player at FIFA World Cup 1930 and twice (1923 and 1935) at South American Championship (the predecessor of Copa America).

During the 1930 FIFA World Cup tournament, Uruguay's only serious rivals were their neighbors Argentina. After defeating Peru and Romania in the first round, Uruguay defeated Yugoslavia 6–1 in the semi-finals to set up a final against Argentina. Although his team were 2–1 behind at half-time, Nasazzi rallied his teammates in the second half, leading them to a 4–2 victory and making himself the first captain to lift the Jules Rimet Trophy.

Although Uruguay refused to defend their title in 1934, Nasazzi won the South American Championship again (in 1935), before retiring in 1936 with 41 international appearances. Throughout his career at Nacional, he played 110 matches and scored 10 goals, including friendlies.^[7]

Nasazzi's Baton

Nasazzi's Baton is an unofficial title named after José similar to the Unofficial Football World Championship. It is said to have been held by Uruguay after the first World Cup, and subsequently to have been taken over by any team to beat the holders over 90 minutes in a full international match.^[8]

Honours

Club

Lito

Uruguayan Intermedia: 1917, 1920

Roland Moor

Uruguayan 3era Extra: 1921

Bella Vista

Primera División: 1922 -1932

Nacional

Primera División: 1933 – 1937; 1925: European Tour with Nacional; 1927: US Tour with Nacional;.

International

Uruguay

FIFA World Cup: 1930
Football at the Summer Olympics: 1924, 1928
South American Championship: 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935

Individual

Best player at the South American Championship: 1923, 1935
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1930^[9]
France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990, 56th: 1994^[10]
IFFHS South American Footballer of the Century, 26th: 1999^[11]
World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time, 75th: 1999^[12]
RSSSF Uruguay All-Time Team: 1999^[13]
Copa América Historical Dream Team: 2011
IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "José Nasazzi Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
^ "José Nasazzi". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Ha muerto José Nasazzi, "el más grande capitán de la historia"" (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ "Cavani, che cuore! L'Uruguay applaude" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Chiesa, Carlo F. (22 August 1999). "We are the champions – I 150 fuoriclasse che hanno fatto la storia del calcio" [The 150 champions that made football's history]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l.
^ "José Nasazzi". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "Nasazzi, José".
^ "Le Baton de Nasazzi" (in French). Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
^ "World Cup 2014: Fifa announces Golden Ball shortlist". BBC Sport. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "World All-". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.