From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Bianchi 1998–2001 Boca Juniors
2003–2004 Boca Juniors
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the
domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Carlos Arcecio Bianchi (born 26 April 1949 in Buenos
Aires, Argentina), popularly known as El Virrey ("The
Viceroy"), is a prolific Argentine football forward turned
Personal information
manager. Although he had a bright career as a goalscorer
Full name Carlos Arcecio Bianchi in Argentina and France, Bianchi is best known as one of
Date of birth 26 April 1949 (1949-04-26)
the most successful coaches of all time managing Vélez
Sársfield and Boca Juniors to a great number of titles
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina each. Bianchi is the only coach to win four Copa Liberta-
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) dores.
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Biography
Born in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bianchi was
Unión de Paz raised in a middle class family. In 1972 he married Mar-
Ciclón de Jonte garet Mary Pilla and they had two children: Mauro Carlos
and Brenda. Now has four grandchildren: Paul, Carlos
1960–1967 Vélez Sársfield
and Matthew (who are sons of Mauro) and Mateo (son of
Senior career* Brenda and Hurricane defender Eduardo Dominguez). His
father worked in a sales position in which Carlos regular-
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
ly helped until he made his debut as a player in first divi-
1967–1973 Vélez Sársfield 165 (121) sion football for Velez Sarsfield , the club which he was a
1973–1977 Stade de Reims 124 (107) fan of.
During his tenure as coach of Velez Sarsfield he was
1977–1979 Paris Saint-Germain 74 (64) known as the "Virrey", named by sports writer Victor
1979–1980 RC Strasbourg 22 (8) Hugo Morales . The reason is based on footballing and
historical grounds as Bianchi obtained several titles as a
1980–1984 Vélez Sársfield 159 (85)
player and coach with Velez Sarsfield. The club is locat-
1984–1985 Stade de Reims 18 (8) ed in the neighborhood of Liniers alluding to the Virrey
Liniers, who was in command of the Viceroyalty of the
Total 562 (393)
Río de la Plata by early 1800.
National team
1970–1972 Argentina 14 (7) Playing career
Teams managed Carlos Bianchi debuted with Velez Sarsfield at the age of
18 in a 1-1 tie against Boca Juniors. He joined the profes-
1985–1988 Stade de Reims
sional staff that won the 1968 Torneo Nacional and was
1989–1990 OGC Nice consecrated as the top scorer of 1970 with 18 goals and
1990–1991 Paris FC the Metropolitan Championship of 1971 with 36.
In 1973 Bianchi was signed by Stade de Reims, a
1993–1996 Vélez Sársfield French team of Ligue 1. He showed his scoring touch
1996 Roma scoring 107 goals in four seasons and being the top scorer
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in the French championship in 1974, 1976 and 1977 mark- • Primera División: 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996
ing 30, 34 and 28 goals, respectively. In 1977 he joined Clausura
Paris Saint-Germain in which Bianchi was again the top • Intercontinental Cup: 1994
scorer of the league in two seasons spent in the club. • Interamerican Cup: 1994
In the 1979-80 season he played for Racing Club de Boca Juniors
Strasbourg, without success, scoring only eight goals. • Copa Libertadores: 2000, 2001, 2003
Bianchi returned to his country in 1980 to play for Vélez • Primera División: 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000
Sarsfield where he became top scorer in the 1981 with 15 Apertura, 2003 Apertura
goals. He would return to Stade de Reims where he would • Intercontinental Cup: 2000, 2003
retire in 1984.
Bianchi is the top scorer in the history of Velez Sars- Individual
field with 206 goals and 9th overall in Argentine football.
• Primera División Top Scorer: 1970, 1971, 1981
He is also the 9th top scorer in the history of the French
• Ligue 1 Top Scorer: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
League with his 179 goals. After his retirement, Bianchi is
• 8th place in top scorers of First Division worldwide
recognized by FIFA as Argentina’s top scorer in the his-
• South American Coach of the Year: 1994, 1998, 2000,
tory of first division tournaments of the world scoring a
2001, 2003
total of 385 goals (206 in Argentina and 179 in France)
• Most successful Copa Libertadores manager with 4
surpassing Alfredo Di Stefano (377 goals) and Delio Onnis
titles
(352 goals, 53 in Argentina and 299 in France), a great
merit not recognized by many due to his coaching career
greatly overshadowing his days as a player. Carlos References
Bianchi is the 8th top scorer in the history of first divi-
sion football.
External links
Coaching career • Carlos Bianchi: "self-belief in the face of adversity" at
fifa.com
Torneo Clausura 1993 (Vélez Sarsfield) • (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
Copa Libertadores de América 1994 (Vélez Sarsfield)
Copa Intercontinental 1994 (Vélez Sarsfield)
Torneo Apertura 1995 (Vélez Sarsfield)
Torneo Clausura 1996 (Vélez Sarsfield)
Copa Interamericana 1996 (Vélez Sarsfield)
Torneo Apertura 1998 (Boca Juniors)
Toreno Clausura 1999 (Boca Juniors)
Torneo Apertura 2000 (Boca Juniors)
Copa Libertadores de América 2000 (Boca Juniors)
Copa Intercontinental 2000 (Boca Juniors)
Copa Libertadores de América 2001 (Boca Juniors)
Torneo Apertura 2003 (Boca Juniors)
Copa Libertadores de América 2003 (Boca Juniors)
Copa Intercontinental 2003 (Boca Juniors)
Honors
As player
Vélez Sársfield
• Primera División: 1968 Nacional
As manager
Vélez Sársfield
• Copa Libertadores: 1994
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