Francisco Sá
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Las Lomitas, Argentina | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Central Goya | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1966 | Central Goya | ? | (?) |
1968 | Huracán (C) | 12 | (0) |
1969–1970 | River Plate | 2 | (0) |
1971–1975 | Independiente | 180 | (6) |
1976–1981 | Boca Juniors | 166 | (1) |
1981–1982 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
1973–1974 | Argentina | 12 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá (born 25 October 1945, in Las Lomitas, Formosa) is a retired Argentine football defender.
Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.
Career
Sá started his career with Central Goya in the lower leagues, he then had a spell with Huracán de Corrientes before joining River Plate in 1969.
In 1971 Sá joined Independiente where he was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1971 title followed by an unprecedented four consecutive Copa Libertadores titles. He also won the first of his two Intercontinental Cup title in 1973.
In 1976 Sá was transferred to Boca Juniors where he won a further six major titles, 2 Metropolitano, 2 Copa Libertadores, 1 Nacional and 1 Intercontinental Cup. In his time at Boca he played 195 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 2 goals.
After leaving Boca in 1981 Sá played for Gimnasia de Jujuy for one season before his retirement in 1982.
Honours
- Independiente
- Argentine Primera División (1): Metropolitano 1971
- Copa Libertadores (4): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1973
- Boca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División (2): Metropolitano 1976, Metropolitano 1981
- Copa Libertadores (2): 1977, 1978
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1977
References
External links
- (in Spanish) CONMEBOL interview at the Wayback Machine (archived December 17, 2008)
- (in Spanish) Boca Juniors profile