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{{Short description|Argentine footballer and manager (1934–2021)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlos Timoteo Griguol
| image = Carlos Timoteo Griguol.JPG
| image_size = 
| caption = Griguol in 2008
| fullname = Carlos Timoteo Griguol
| height = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Las Palmas, Córdoba|Las Palmas]], [[Córdoba Province, Argentina|Córdoba]], Argentina
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|6|1936|9|4|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1957–1965
| clubs1 = [[Club Atlético Atlanta|Atlanta]]
| caps1 = 236
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 1966–1969
| clubs2 = [[Rosario Central]]
| caps2 = 138
| goals2 = 13
| nationalyears1 = 1959–1963
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12  
| nationalgoals1 = 0 
| manageryears1 = 1971
| managerclubs1 = [[Rosario Central]]
| manageryears3 = 1973–1975
| managerclubs3 = [[Rosario Central]]
| manageryears4 = 1975
| managerclubs4 = [[Estudiantes Tecos|Tecos de Guadalajara]]
| manageryears5 = 1977–1978
| managerclubs5 = [[Rosario Central]]
| manageryears6 = 1979
| managerclubs6 = [[Kimberley de Mar del Plata|Kimberley]]
| manageryears7 = 1979–1987
| managerclubs7 = [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]
| manageryears8 = 1987–1988
| managerclubs8 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| manageryears9 = 1988–1993
| managerclubs9 = [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]
| manageryears10 = 1994–1999
| managerclubs10 = [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata|Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata]]
| manageryears11 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs11 = [[Real Betis]]
| manageryears12 = 2000–2001
| managerclubs12 = [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata|Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata]]
| manageryears13 = 2002
| managerclubs13 = [[Unión de Santa Fe]]
| manageryears14 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs14 = [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata|Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata]]
}}
'''Carlos Timoteo Griguol''' (4 September 1934 – 6 May 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olé|date=6 May 2021|title=Murió Griguol|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/informacion-general/griguol-timoteo-murio_0_T5-L_ggoc.html|access-date=6 May 2021|website=www.ole.com.ar|language=es}}</ref> was an Argentine [[Association football|football coach]] and player, who played as a [[midfielder]].

==Life==
His playing career was spent with [[Club Atlético Atlanta|Atlanta]] and [[Rosario Central]]. As a coach, after winning the championship with Rosario Central in 1973. He had three spells and a successful career in the Rosario's club. In the 1980s he soared to the top ranks of [[Football in Argentina|Argentine football]] by guiding [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] to two [[Primera División Argentina|championships]], in 1982 and 1984, featuring players such as [[Adolfino Cañete]], [[Héctor Cúper]], [[Gerónimo Saccardi]], [[Juan Domingo Rocchia]], [[Julio César Jiménez|Julio Cesar Jiménez]], [[Oscar Garré]] and [[Alberto Márcico]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=El Grafico|title=Ferro homenajeó a Griguol|url=https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1038/15074/ferro-homenajeo-a-griguol|language=es|date=10 October 2016|access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>

During his Ferrocarril Oeste days, Griguol would videotape the basketball team, and basketball coach [[Leon Najnudel]] would return the favor.

His conservative style made Griguol a non-contender for the job of national coach. He did get a chance to coach [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] in the mid-1980s, but despite winning the [[Copa Interamericana]] in 1987  he was swiftly dismissed when results were not forthcoming and the team's style did not please the fans.

In the 1990s, Griguol took [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata]] under his wing, propelling it to its best harvest ever: two second-place finishes. He would return to Gimnasia twice.

He has also worked in Spain as the manager of [[Real Betis]]. His trademark was a most unusual token of encouragement: he would slap each player in the face before the team entered the pitch. TV cameras caught this ritual more than once.

Timoteo was known mostly by his middle name, or as ''el viejo'' ("the old man").

==Death==
Griguol was hospitalized in late April 2021, after contracting [[COVID-19]], which derived in pulmonary complications. He also had [[Alzheimer's disease]]. He died at Sanatorio Los Arcos in Buenos Aires on 6 May 2021, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marañón |first1=Marta |last2=Cannataro |first2=Micaela |title=Muere Carlos Timoteo Griguol, histórico técnico argentino |trans-title=Carlos Timoteo Griguol, historic Argentine coach, dies|url=https://argentina.as.com/argentina/2021/05/06/futbol/1620298533_646113.html |access-date=6 May 2021 |work=AS Argentina |date=6 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Club Atlético Atlanta'''
*[[Copa Suecia]]: 1960

'''Argentina'''
*[[Copa América]]: [[1959 South American Championship (Argentina)|1959]]

===Manager===
'''Rosario Central'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]: [[1973 Argentine Primera División#Metropolitano Championship|1973 Nacional]]

'''Ferro Carril Oeste'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]: [[1982 Argentine Primera División|1982 Nacional]], [[1984 Argentine Primera División|1984 Nacional]]

'''River Plate'''
*[[Copa Interamericana]]: [[1986 Copa Interamericana|1986]]

'''Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata'''
*[[Argentine Primera División]] runner-up: [[1994–95 Argentine Primera División|1995 Clausura]], [[1995–96 Argentine Primera División|1996 Clausura]], [[1998–99 Argentine Primera División|1998 Apertura]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Carlos Griguol}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025524/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=674 |date=20 October 2007 |title=Futbol Factory profile }} {{in lang|es}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080306004218/http://www.soloferro.com.ar/griguol.htm Ferro Carril Oeste biography] {{in lang|es}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060910020439/http://vendehumo.blogcindario.com/2006/03/00138-carlos-timoteo-griguol-una-leyenda-de-nuestro-futbol.html Vende Humo biography] {{in lang|es}}
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