Miguel Ángel López (footballer)
 López with River Plate in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 2025 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1962 | Universitario (Cba) | ||
| 1963 | Sarmiento (J) | 22 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Estudiantes LP | 87 | (1) |
| 1967 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 23 | (0) |
| 1968–1970 | River Plate | 79 | (1) |
| 1971–1975 | Independiente | 136 | (1) |
| 1975–1976 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972 | Argentina | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1978 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1979 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 1980–1981 | Independiente | ||
| 1982 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1983 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1984 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1984–1987 | Club América | ||
| 1988 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 1988 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1989–1991 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1992 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1992–1993 | América | ||
| 1994 | Barcelona | ||
| 1994–1995 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 1995 | Independiente | ||
| 1995–1996 | Toluca | ||
| 1996 | León | ||
| 1997–1998 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 1999 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2000 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Celaya | ||
| 2002 | Puebla | ||
| 2003 | Badajoz | ||
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2006 | Arsenal | ||
| 2007 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2009–2010 | Atlético San Luis | ||
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Junior | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel López Elhall (1 March 1942 – 7 July 2025), nicknamed Zurdo, was an Argentine footballer and manager.[2][3] As a footballer, he notably played for Estudiantes LP, River Plate, and Independiente. While at Independiente, he won eight titles, including four Copa Libertadores and the 1973 Intercontinental Cup against Juventus.[4] He was also capped for Argentina at the Brazil Independence Cup.
After retiring from football, he became a manager. He would coach teams in Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, and Saudi Arabia.
Lopez died on 7 July 2025, at the age of 83.[5]
References
- ↑ 'He disfrutado más del oficio de técnico que del de jugador' interview to López on El Diario, 30 January 2019
- ↑ "México '86 fue la obra maestra de Diego" perfil.com
- ↑ Las siete vidas del Zurdo López zonacero.com
- ↑ Miguel Ángel López, una vida ligada al fútbol Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine on Colombia.com
- ↑ "Adiós a un histórico de Junior: falleció Miguel Ángel 'Zurdo' López". El Heraldo. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
Argentina squad – Brazil Independence Cup fourth place | ||
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