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Francisco Lombardo

Personal information
Full name	Juan Francisco Lombardo
Date of birth	(1925-06-11)June 11, 1925
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Date of death	May 24, 2012(2012-05-24) (aged 86)
Place of death	Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1947–1951	Newell's Old Boys	107	(1)
1952–1960	Boca Juniors	196	(1)
1961	River Plate	9	(0)
National team
1952–1959	Argentina	37	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Juan Francisco Lombardo (June 11, 1925 – May 24, 2012) was an Argentine football defender. He played a large part of his career for Argentine giants Boca Juniors and represented Argentina on 37 occasions.

Club 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.

Club title

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.

International titles