Osvaldo Sosa

playing for Ferro in 1972
Personal information
Date of birth	(1945-01-26)26 January 1945
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	6 July 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 75)
Place of death	Buenos Aires
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1966	Almagro	?	(?)
1966–1968	Argentinos Juniors	124 (total)	(34)
1969	Independiente	5	(0)
1969	Ferro Carril Oeste	?	(?)
1970–1971	Argentinos Juniors	(see above)
Managerial career
1970–1971	Argentinos Juniors
1974	Argentinos Juniors
1980–1981	Almagro
1981	Argentinos Juniors
1981	Tigre
1983	Huracán
1984	Colón
1988–1989	Deportivo Armenio
1989–1990	Mandiyú
1991–1992	Racing Club
1992–1994	Argentinos Juniors
1995	Mandiyú
1995–1996	Talleres
1997–2000	Argentinos Juniors
2000–2002	Chacarita Juniors
2002–2003	Lanús
2003	Independiente
2004–2005	Argentinos Juniors
2005–2006	Quilmes
2009-2010	Atlético Tucumán
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Osvaldo Sosa (26 January 1945 – 6 July 2020)^[1] was an Argentine football manager and player who worked as the manager of Atlético Tucumán in the Primera División Argentina.

Playing career

Sosa began his playing career in 1964 with Almagro. In 1966 he joined Primera División side Argentinos Juniors where he played over 100 games over his two stints with the club. He also played for Independiente and Ferro Carril Oeste.

Managerial career

Sosa had his first attempt at management as the player-coach of Argentinos Juniors between 1970 and 1971. He went on to manage the club another 5 times (1974, 1981, 1992–94, 1997-2000 and 2004-05). Sosa also returned to two of his other former clubs as manager, Almagro in 1980-81 and Independiente in 2003.

Some of Sosa's other clubs include two stints as manager of Mandiyú and single spells in charge of Tigre, Huracán, Colón, Deportivo Armenio, Racing Club, Talleres, Chacarita Juniors, Lanús, Quilmes and Atlético Tucumán.