José Luis Pavoni

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José Pavoni
Personal information
Full name José Luis Pavoni
Date of birth May 23, 1954 (1954-05-23) (age 54)
Place of birth    Rosario, Argentina
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1973-1977
1978-1981
1982
1983-1988
Newell's Old Boys
River Plate
UNAM Pumas
Argentinos Juniors
186 (1)
138 (1)
? (?)
167 (3)   
National team
-1975- Argentina  ? (?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 28 October 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

José Luis Pavoni (born May 23, 1954 in Rosario) is an Argentine football coach and former player. He won honours with all four of his club teams and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1975 Copa América.[1]

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[edit] Playing career

Pavoni statred his professional career in 1973 at Newell's Old Boys in Rosario. In 1974 he was part of the squad that won the Metropolitano, bringing Newell's their first major championship title.

In 1975 Pavoni was part of the Argentina squad for the 1975 Copa América, which saw Argentina exit in the first round despite an 11-0 win against Venezuela.

In 1978 Pavoni joined River Plate where he won a further four league titles. In 1982 he joined Mexican side UNAM Pumas where he was part of the squad that won the 1982 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

In 1983 he returned to Argentina to join Argentinos Juniors. During his time at the club, Argentinos enjoyed their golden age, winning back to back league championships in the Metropolitano 1984 and the Nacional 1985. They went on to win the Copa Libertadores 1985, also claiming the 1985 Copa Interamericana and playing in the Copa Intercontinental against Juventus of Italy.

[edit] Titles

Season Team Title
Metropolitano 1974 Flag of Argentina Newell's Old Boys Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1979 Flag of Argentina River Plate Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1979 Flag of Argentina River Plate Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1980 Flag of Argentina River Plate Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1981 Flag of Argentina River Plate Primera División Argentina
1982 Flag of Mexico UNAM Pumas CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Metropolitano 1984 Flag of Argentina Argentinos Juniors Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1985 Flag of Argentina Argentinos Juniors Primera División Argentina
1985 Flag of Argentina Argentinos Juniors Copa Libertadores
1985 Flag of Argentina Argentinos Juniors Copa Interamericana

[edit] Coaching career

Since his retirement as a player, Pavoni has held a number of coaching positions. He was field assistant to Ramón Díaz at River Plate as they won the Copa Libertadores in 1996, he has been involved with the youth teams at Argentinos Juniors and at Newell's Old Boys.

Pavoni has also worked with the Peru Under-17 and Under-20 teams. He was in charge of the Peru under-20 team at the 2007 South American Youth Championship.

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