César Luis Menotti
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César Luis Menotti, known as El Flaco, was an Argentine football player and manager who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.
Menotti in 1987
Menotti (left) with Miguel "Gitano" Juárez in Rosario Central. They would then work together in Newell's Old Boys
Menotti and players of Huracán celebrating the 1973 Primera División championship
Menotti and Jorge Olguín when Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 1978
Diego Maradona
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Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of t
César Luis Menotti
…FIFA World Cup in 1978, defeating the Netherlands in the final. He had faced considerable criticism before the tournament when he excluded 17-year-old Diego Maradona from the squad, believing him to be too young to cope with the pressure. After the World Cup triumph, Menotti demanded for a large raise from the…
Maradona after winning the 1986 FIFA World Cup with Argentina
Maradona (centre) performs a nutmeg during his debut in the Primera División on 20 October 1976
Maradona being held aloft by Boca Juniors supporters after winning the 1981 Metropolitano title
Maradona (right) and fellow Argentine Mario Kempes before a 1982 match between Barcelona and Valencia