Carlos Timoteo Griguol (4 September 1934 – 6 May 2021)[1] was an Argentine football coach and player, who played as a midfielder.
 Griguol in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Timoteo Griguol | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 2021 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1965 | Atlanta | 236 | (16) |
| 1966–1969 | Rosario Central | 138 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1963 | Argentina | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1973–1975 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1975 | Tecos de Guadalajara | ||
| 1977–1978 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1979 | Kimberley | ||
| 1979–1987 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 1987–1988 | River Plate | ||
| 1988–1993 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 1994–1999 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | ||
| 1999–2000 | Real Betis | ||
| 2000–2001 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | ||
| 2002 | Unión de Santa Fe | ||
| 2003–2004 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life
editHis playing career was spent with 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 Argentine football by guiding Ferro Carril Oeste to two championships, in 1982 and 1984, featuring players such as Adolfino Cañete, Héctor Cúper, Gerónimo Saccardi, Juan Domingo Rocchia, Julio Cesar Jiménez, Oscar Garré and Alberto Márcico.[2]
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 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
editGriguol 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.[3]
Honours
editPlayer
editClub Atlético Atlanta
- Copa Suecia: 1960
Argentina
Manager
editRosario Central
Ferro Carril Oeste
River Plate
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
References
edit- ^ Olé (6 May 2021). "Murió Griguol". www.ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Ferro homenajeó a Griguol" (in Spanish). El Grafico. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Marañón, Marta; Cannataro, Micaela (6 May 2021). "Muere Carlos Timoteo Griguol, histórico técnico argentino" [Carlos Timoteo Griguol, historic Argentine coach, dies]. AS Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
editMedia related to Carlos Griguol at Wikimedia Commons
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)
- Ferro Carril Oeste biography (in Spanish)
- Vende Humo biography (in Spanish)