José María Silvero

José María Silvero
Personal information
Full nameJosé María Silvero
Date of birthSeptember 21, 1931
Place of birthCorrientes Province, Argentina
Date of deathAugust 2, 2010 (aged 78)
Place of deathLa Plata, Argentina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1952–1961Estudiantes de La Plata109(1)
1962–1966Chicago Spurs85(0)
Teams managed
1970–1971Boca Juniors
1972Estudiantes de La Plata
1976Rosario Central
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José María Silvero (September 21, 1931 – August 2, 2010) was an Argentine professional football defence player and coach. He played first with Estudiantes de La Plata, and then with Boca Juniors where he played 103 matches in all competitions.[1] He played in the NPSL for the Chicago Spurs in 1967.[2][3] Upon retirement he managed several teams, most notably Boca Juniors, which he guided to the Nacional 1970 first division title.[4]

Silvero managed other clubs in Argentina: Defensores de Cambaceres (before Boca), Rosario Central, Estudiantes de la Plata, Atlanta, Colón, and Lanús. Outside Argentina he managed Club Sport Emelec in Ecuador, and Unión Española in Chile.[5]

After quiting management, he was the general coordinator of the "Osvaldo Zubeldía" management school in La Plata.[6]

Titles

As player
As coach

References