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Juan Carlos Cárdenas (25 July 1945 – 30 March 2022) was an Argentine football player and coach. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Mexico as well as playing for the Argentina national team.[2] He was known by the nickname "El Chango" which was a common name for people from the north of Argentina.
 Cárdenas with the Intercontinental Cup trophy, 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 30 March 2022 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión de Santiago del Estero | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Unión (SdE) | ||
| 1963 | Nueva Chicago | ||
| 1964–1972 | Racing Club | 287 | (81) |
| 1972–1975 | Puebla | ||
| 1975–1976 | Veracruz | ||
| 1976 | Racing Club | (see above) | |
| National team | |||
| 1967–1976 | Argentina[1] | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Cárdenas was spotted in 1962 by Racing Club de Avellaneda playing as a teenager for Unión de Santiago del Estero. He spent one year in the Argentine 2nd Division with Nueva Chicago before joining Racing Club in 1964. He was part of the championship winning team of 1966. In 1967, he helped the club to win the Copa Libertadores and later that year he scored the decisive goal against Celtic in the Copa Intercontinental to make Racing Club the first Argentine club to become club champions of the world.
In 1972 Cárdenas moved to Mexico where he played for Camoteros de Puebla and Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz returning to Racing Club in 1976.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player Cárdenas became the manager of several lower league teams in Argentina, including All Boys, Deportivo Armenio and General Lamadrid (being champion in this last one in 1977).
Honours
Racing Club
- Copa Intercontinental: 1967
- Copa Libertadores: 1967
- Primera División Argentina: 1966
References
External links
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Juan Carlos Cárdenas (Santiago del Estero, 25 de julio de 1945-30 de marzo de 2022)[1] fue un futbolista y entrenador argentino. Se desempeñó como delantero y jugó para varios clubes de Argentina y México, así como para la Selección Argentina de fútbol. Fue apodado "El Chango".[2] y fue uno de los máximos ídolos del Glorioso Racing Club De Avellaneda, de todos los tiempos.[it] Juan Carlos Cárdenas
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