Juan Héctor Guidi

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Juan Héctor Guidi
Full name	Juan Héctor Guidi
Date of birth	July 14, 1930
Place of birth	Piñeiro, Argentina
Date of death	February 8, 1973
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-1949 1949-? ?-? ?-1970	Unidos de Piñeyro Lanús Independiente Lanús
National team
1956-1961	Argentina	37 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan Héctor Guidi is a former Argentine football midfielder. He was born on July 14, 1930, in the city of Piñeiro in the Avellaneda Partido of the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He played most of his career with Club Atlético Lanús and he made 37 appearances for the Argentina national football team.

1 Club career
2 Club titles
3 International career
4 International titles
5 Legacy
6 External links

[edit] Club career

Guidi started his career with Unidos de Piñeiro, before joining Lanús in 1949. In 1950 he helped the team to win the Argentine 2nd Division in 1950.

Guidi had a spell with Club Atlético Independiente but he never achieved the level of play that he had at Lanús.

Guidi rejoined Lanús helping them to win the 2nd division title in 1964. Guidi retired from football in 1970.

[edit] Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1950	Lanús	Primera B
1964	Lanús	Primera B

[edit] International career

Guidi represented Argentina in 2 Copa Américas, the victorious Peru 1957 campaign and the Ecuador 1959 where Argentina finished in 2nd place. He played a total of 37 games for Argentina putting him in the top 50 most capped Argentine footballers of all time.

[edit] International titles

Season	Club	Title
1957	Argentina	Copa América

[edit] Legacy

El Nene Guidi died in 1973 at the age of just 42, he is remembered as one of the most important idols of Club Atlético Lanús. The street outside La Fortaleza was renamed Calle Juan Héctor Guidi in his honour.