José Nasazzi
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José Nasazzi Yarza (24 March 1901 – 17 June 1968) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back.[1] He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.
Career
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He was born in Bella Vista, Montevideo to Giuseppe, an Italian immigrant from Esino Lario (near Lecco), and María Jacinta Yarza from the Basque Country of Spain.[2][3]
Nasazzi is regarded by many as Uruguay's greatest ever football player.[4] He was known as El Gran Mariscal ("The Great Marshal"), and had already won the gold medal at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games,[5] as well as the South American Championship in 1923, 1924, and 1926, by the time of the first World Cup. On individual level, he was selected as best player at FIFA World Cup 1930 and twice (1923 and 1935) at South American Championship (the predecessor of Copa America).
During the 1930 FIFA World Cup tournament, Uruguay's only serious rivals were their neighbors Argentina. After defeating Peru and Romania in the first round, Uruguay defeated Yugoslavia 6–1 in the semi-finals to set up a final against Argentina. Although his team were 2–1 behind at half-time, Nasazzi rallied his teammates in the second half, leading them to a 4–2 victory and making himself the first captain to lift the Jules Rimet Trophy.
Although Uruguay refused to defend their title in 1934, Nasazzi won the South American Championship again (in 1935), before retiring in 1936 with 41 international appearances. Throughout his career at Nacional, he played 110 matches and scored 10 goals, including friendlies.[6]
Nasazzi's Baton
Nasazzi's Baton is an unofficial title named after José similar to the Unofficial Football World Championship. It is said to have been held by Uruguay after the first World Cup, and subsequently to have been taken over by any team to beat the holders over 90 minutes in a full international match.[7]
Honours
Club
- Lito
- Uruguayan Intermedia: 1917, 1920
- Roland Moor
- Uruguayan 3era Extra: 1921
- Nacional
- Primera División: 1933 – 1937; 1925: European Tour with Nacional; 1927: US Tour with Nacional;.
International
- Uruguay
- FIFA World Cup: 1930
- Football at the Summer Olympics: 1924, 1928
- South American Championship: 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935
Individual
- Best player at the South American Championship: 1923, 1935
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1930[8]
- France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990, 56th: 1994[9]
- IFFHS South American Footballer of the Century, 26th: 1999[10]
- World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time, 75th: 1999[11]
- RSSSF Uruguay All-Time Team: 1999[12]
- Copa América Historical Dream Team: 2011
- IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team[13]
References
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External links
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- 1901 births
- 1968 deaths
- Footballers from Montevideo
- 1930 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup–winning players
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- C.A. Bella Vista players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Uruguay
- Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay
- Uruguayan football managers
- Uruguay national football team managers
- Uruguayan people of Basque descent
- Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
- Olympic medalists in football
- Copa América–winning players
- Uruguayan people of Lombard descent
- 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen