Osvaldo José Piazza (born 6 April 1947) is an Argentine professional football manager and former Football player. In his playing days, he was a defender.
Biography
He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach
Robert Herbin at fullback position. He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively. He won many titles with AS Saint-Étienne. He was very popular at this time, and
Bernard Sauvat wrote a song dedicated to him. Piazza earned 15 caps for Argentina, but could not participate to 1978 FIFA World Cup in his country due to family problems even though César Luis Menotti wanted him in the squad. In 1979, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, before returning to France with Corbeil-Essonnes, as a
player-coach but it was a failure.
Titles
Player
Lanús
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Primera B Metropolitana: 1971
AS Saint-Étienne
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Ligue 1: 1974, 1975, 1976
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Coupe de France 1974, 1975, 1977
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European Cup runner-up: 1975–76
Individual Awards
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Onze d'Or Onze Mondial: 1976, 1977
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French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1974–75
Manager
Olimpia
Vélez Sarsfield
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Primera División Argentina: 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura
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Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996
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Recopa Sudamericana: 1997
Universitario
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Primera División Peruana: 1998
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