Francisco Lombardo Explained

Francisco Lombardo
Fullname:Juan Francisco Lombardo
Birth Date:11 June 1925
Birth Place:Mendoza, Argentina
Death Place:Argentina
Position:Defender
Years1:1947–1951
Years2:1952–1960
Years3:1961
Caps1:107
Caps2:196
Caps3:9
Goals1:1
Goals2:1
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1952–1959
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:0

Juan Francisco Lombardo (June 11, 1925  - May 24, 2012) was an Argentine football defender.[1] He played a large part of his career for Argentine giants Boca Juniors and represented Argentina on 37 occasions.[2]

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

SeasonClubTitle
1955ArgentinaCopa América 1955
1955ArgentinaCopa América 1959 (Argentina)

Notes and References

  1. News: Murió una gloria del fútbol argentino: el Pancho Lombardo. Martínez. Juan José. 2012-05-24. Ovación (sports website of Diario Uno). Spanish. 2 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120529025552/http://www.diariouno.com.ar/deportes/Murio-una-gloria-del-futbol-argentino-el-Pancho-Lombardo-20120524-0076.html. 29 May 2012. dead.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html rsssf: Argentina record international footballers