Francisco Olazar

Francisco Olazar

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Olazar
Date of birth	(1885-07-10)July 10, 1885
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Centre-half
Youth career
1900-1910	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910-1922	Racing Club	225	(38)
International career
	Argentina	18	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Olazar (July 10, 1885 - September 21, 1958) was an Argentine football centre-half and later coach. He played for and managed the Argentina national team.

Olazar was part of the Racing Club team that dominated Argentine football in the early 20th century. He played for the Argentina national team on 18 occasions including appearances at the first two Copa América tournaments in 1916 and 1917.

After retiring as a player Olazar turned to coaching, and managed Argentina during the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, where he and technical director Juan José Tramutola managed the albicelestes to second-place behind hosts Uruguay.

Titles

Racing Club

• Argentine Primera (8): 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921

External links

• (Spanish) Todo Racing profile