Former Argentina, Italy international Omar Sivori dies
BUENOS AIRES: Former European Footballer of the Year Omar Sivori, who played for both Argentina and Italy, has died from cancer of the pancreas, sources at the hospital where he was being treated said on Thursday.
He was 69.
Sivori, who formed a memorable attacking partnership at Juventus with Welshman John Charles, had been in hospital since September.
Noted for his good close control and dribbling skills, Sivori made his First Division debut for River Plate in 1954 and won two Argentine championships with the club.
He played 18 times for Argentina, shining in their 1957 Copa America victory in Peru when he was part of a formidable attacking line-up known as The Dirty Faces.
One year later, he was transferred to Juventus, where he won Serie A titles in 1958, 1960 and 1961 and the Italian Cup in 1959 and 1960.
While at Juventus, he also won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1961.
Under the less stringent nationality rules of the time he later won nine caps for Italy, scoring eight goals, and represented the country in the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
He finished his playing career at Napoli, scoring 12 goals in 63 games, before retiring in 1968.
He returned to Argentina to coach Rosario Central and River Plate before taking charge of the national team for the 1974 World Cup qualifiers but resigned before the Finals over differences with the AFA. – Reuters
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