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José Nasazzi

Nasazzi with the Uruguay national team.
Personal information
Full name	José Nasazzi Yarza
Date of birth	(1901-03-24)24 March 1901
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	17 June 1968(1968-06-17) (aged 67)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right full-back, centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1918–1920	Lito
1922–1933	Bella Vista	322	(17)
1933–1937	Nacional	58	(0)
National team
1923–1936	Uruguay	41	(0)
Teams managed
1942–1945	Uruguay
Honours Men's football Representing  Uruguay Olympic Games Gold 1924 Paris Team Gold 1928 Amsterdam Team FIFA World Cup Winner 1930 Uruguay South American Championship Winner 1923 Uruguay Winner 1924 Uruguay Winner 1926 Chile Winner 1935 Peru
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

José Nasazzi Yarza (24 March 1901 – 17 June 1968) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.

Career

Nasazzi (first from left, at bottom) with the Uruguay team in 1926.

He was born in Bella Vista, Montevideo to Giuseppe, an Italian immigrant from Esino Lario (near Lecco), and María Jacinta Yarza from the Basque Country of Spain.

Nasazzi is regarded by many as Uruguay's greatest ever football player. He was known as El Gran Mariscal ("The Great Marshal"), and had already won the gold medal at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, as well as the South American Championship in 1923, 1924, and 1926, by the time of the first World Cup. On individual level, he was selected as best player at FIFA World Cup 1930 and twice (1923 and 1935) at South American Championship (the predecessor of Copa America).

During the 1930 FIFA World Cup tournament, Uruguay's only serious rivals were their neighbors Argentina. After defeating Peru and Romania in the first round, Uruguay defeated Yugoslavia 6–1 in the semi-finals to set up a final against Argentina. Although his team were 2–1 behind at half-time, Nasazzi rallied his teammates in the second half, leading them to a 4–2 victory and making himself the first captain to lift the Jules Rimet Trophy.

Although Uruguay refused to defend their title in 1934, Nasazzi won the South American Championship again (in 1935), before retiring in 1937 with 41 international appearances. Throughout his career at Nacional, he played 110 matches and scored 10 goals, including friendlies.

Nasazzi's Baton

Nasazzi's Baton is an unofficial title named after José similar to the Unofficial Football World Championship. It is said to have been held by Uruguay after the first World Cup, and subsequently to have been taken over by any team to beat the holders over 90 minutes in a full international match.

Honours

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;.

International

Uruguay

• FIFA World Cup: 1930
• Football at the Summer Olympics: 1924, 1928
• South American Championship: 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935

Individual

• Best player at the South American Championship: 1923, 1935
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1930
• France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990, 56th: 1994
• IFFHS South American Footballer of the Century, 26th: 1999
• World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time, 75th: 1999
• RSSSF Uruguay All-Time Team: 1999

See also

In Spanish: José Nasazzi para niños