JOSE NASAZZI
José Nasazzi Yarza
(24 May 1901 – 17 June 1968) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a
protector.
He captained his countrywhen they won the debut FIFA World Cup in
1930.
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Profession
He was conceived in
Bella Vista, Montevideo to Giuseppe, an Italian outsider from Esino Lario
(close Milan), and María Jacinta Yarza from the Basque Country of Spain.
Nasazzi is viewed by
numerous as Uruguay's most noteworthy ever football player. He was known as
"El Gran Mariscal" (The Great Marshal) and had officially won the
gold decoration at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, and in addition the South
American Championship in 1923, 1924 and 1926, when of the main World Cup. On
singular level, he was chosen as best player at FIFA World Cup 1930 and twice
(1923 and 1935) at South American Championship (the antecedent of Copa
America).
Amid the 1930 FIFA
World Cup competition, Uruguay's solitary genuine opponents were their
neighbors Argentina. Subsequent to vanquishing Peru and Romania in the first
round, Uruguay crushed Yugoslavia 6–1 in the semi-finals to set up a last
against Argentina. Despite the fact that his group were 2–1 behind at
half-time, Nasazzi revived his colleagues in the second half, driving them to a
4–2 triumph and making himself the primary skipper to lift the Jules Rimet
Trophy.
In spite of the fact
that Uruguay declined to safeguard their title in 1934, Nasazzi won the South
American Championship once more (in 1935), preceding resigning in 1937 with 41
global appearances.
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Nasazzi's Baton
Nasazzi's Baton is an
informal title named after José like the Unofficial Football World
Championship. It is said to have been held by Uruguay after the main World Cup,
and therefore to have been assumed control by any group to beat the holders
more than a hour and a half in a full worldwide match.
Respects
Club
Lito
• Uruguayan Intermedia: 1917, 1920
Roland Moor
• Uruguayan 3era Extra: 1921
Bella Vista
• Primera División: 1922 - 1932
Nacional
• Primera División: 1933 – 1937; 1925:
European Tour with Nacional; 1927: US Tour with Nacional;.
Universal
Uruguay
• FIFA World Cup: 1930
• Football at the Summer Olympics:
1924, 1928
• South American Championship: 1923,
1924, 1926, 1935
Personal
• Best player at the South American
Championship: 1923, 1935
• Best player at the FIFA World Cup:
1930
• Best South American footballers of
the twentieth century (as indicated by IFFHS): 26th
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