Juan Francisco Lombardo

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Juan Francisco Lombardo

Full name	Juan Francisco Lombardo
Date of birth	June 11, 1925 (1925-06-11) (age 82)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-1951 1952-1960 1960	Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors River Plate	- 196 (1) 9 (0)
National team
1952-1959	Argentina	37 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan Francisco Lombardo (born June 11, 1925, in the city of Mendoza) is a retired Argentine football defender. He played a large part of his career for Argentine giants Boca Juniors and represented Argentina on 37 occasions.^[1]

1 Claub career
- 1.1 Club title
2 International career
3 International titles
4 References

[edit] Claub career

Lombardo started his career with Newell's Old Boys in Rosario, in 1952 he joined Boca Juniors where he played 196 games, his only goal for Boca came in a 2-2 draw with Club Atlético Platense in 1952.

In 1960 Lombardo left Boca on a free transfer to join their hated rivals River Plate, but he only made 9 appearances for the club before retiring later that year.

[edit] Club title

Season	Club	Title
1954	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina

[edit] International career

Lombardo made 37 appearances for Argentina, he played in 4 Copa Américas; 1955, 1956, and 2 in 1959. He also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] International titles

Season	Club	Title
1955	Argentina	Copa América 1955
1955	Argentina	Copa América 1959 (Argentina)

[edit] References

^ rsssf: Argentina record international footballers

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Carrizo • 2 Dellacha • 3 Vairo • 4 Lombardo • 5 Rossi • 6 Varacka • 7 Corbatta • 8 Prado • 9 Menéndez • 10 Rojas • 11 Labruna • 12 Musimessi • 13 Pérez • 14 Edwards • 15 Acevedo • 16 Mouriño • 17 Ramos Delgado • 18 Boggio • 19 Avio • 20 Infante • 21 Sanfilippo • 22 Cruz • Coach: Stábile