Osvaldo Piazza

Osvaldo José Piazza (born 6 April 1947) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. In his playing days, he was a defender.

Biography He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at the fullback position. He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit of helping the team offensively. He won many titles with AS Saint-Étienne. He was very popular at this time, and Bernard Sauvat wrote a song dedicated to him. Piazza earned 15 caps for Argentina, but could not participate in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in his country due to family problems, even though César Luis Menotti wanted him in the squad. In 1979, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, before returning to France with Corbeil-Essonnes, as a player-coach, but it was a failure.

Titles

Player Lanús Primera B Metropolitana: 1971

AS Saint-Étienne Ligue 1: 1974, 1975, 1976 Coupe de France 1974, 1975, 1977 European Cup runner-up: 1975–76

Individual Awards Onze d'Or Onze Mondial: 1976, 1977 French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1974–75

Manager Olimpia Liga Paraguaya: Primera División: 1993

Vélez Sarsfield Primera División Argentina: 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996 Recopa Sudamericana: 1997

Universitario Primera División Peruana: 1998