Julio César Toresani
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Julio César Toresani is a former Argentine
football
midfielder. Toresani most recently managed the Bolivian first division club The Strongest
.
and River Plate
, which are rival teams, as well as for Colón de Santa Fe
and Unión de Santa Fe
, also rivals. Toresani is one of very few players to have played for all three of the biggest teams in Argentina; he has appeared for River Plate, Boca Juniors and Independiente.
from Mar del Plata, team which he managed until mid October of that year, when he was dismissed from his duties. In January 2009, Toresani agreed to undertake a new challenge in his coaching career, and relocated to La Paz
to be the manager of Bolivian popular team The Strongest
. On May 31, 2009, the club announced the rupture of the relations with Toresani, after he decided to resign from his responsibilities.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder. Toresani most recently managed the Bolivian first division club The Strongest
The Strongest
The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...
.
Club career
Known as El Huevo ("The Egg") because of his egged shaped head, he played as a right midfielder and was known for his rough playing style. Many fans consider Toresani to be a traitor in football terms, since he played for both Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
and River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
, which are rival teams, as well as for Colón de Santa Fe
Colón de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96...
and Unión de Santa Fe
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe....
, also rivals. Toresani is one of very few players to have played for all three of the biggest teams in Argentina; he has appeared for River Plate, Boca Juniors and Independiente.
Managerial career
Colón fans, though, hold him in high esteem. Julio coached Colón until August 28, 2006, when he was fired because of the team's poor results, losing all four games he played. In 2007, Toresani took over AldosiviClub Atlético Aldosivi
Club Atlético Aldosivi is an Argentine football club based in the city of Mar del Plata. The institution was founded on March 29, 1913, and plays in the second division of the Argentine football league system, the Primera B Nacional...
from Mar del Plata, team which he managed until mid October of that year, when he was dismissed from his duties. In January 2009, Toresani agreed to undertake a new challenge in his coaching career, and relocated to La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
to be the manager of Bolivian popular team The Strongest
The Strongest
The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...
. On May 31, 2009, the club announced the rupture of the relations with Toresani, after he decided to resign from his responsibilities.
Titles
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 1991 |  River PlateClub Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
Primera División Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs... |
| Apertura 1993 | River Plate |
Primera División Argentina |
| Apertura 1994 | River Plate |
Primera División Argentina |