 Bilardo as Argentina's manager during the 1986 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carlos Salvador Bilardo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo de Almagro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | San Lorenzo | 174 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1965 | Deportivo Español | 111 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1970 | Estudiantes | 175 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 460 | (62) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Argentina youth | |||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Deportivo Cali | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1990 | Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Sevilla FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Libya | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Carlos Salvador Bilardo (born 16 March 1938) is an Argentine former physician, football player, and manager.
Bilardo achieved worldwide renown as a player with Estudiantes de La Plata in the 1960s, and as the manager of the Argentina side that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup and came close to retaining the title in 1990, where they reached the final. As manager of Argentina, he was renowned for successfully employing the 3–5–2 formation at the highest level;[1] this formation has been in use for decades, but has never achieved mainstream status.
Bilardo is known by fans and the media as el narigón ("the big nosed one").
- ^ "Tactical Analysis: A Look at the 3-5-2 formation". 28 November 2012.