Juan Carlos Sarnari
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Juan Carlos Sarnari is a former Argentine
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 football
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 midfielder/striker. He was born on January 22, 1942, in Argentina
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...

. He is perhaps most notable for his 29 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 6th highest scoring player Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores de América Topscorers
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 history.

Playing career

Sarnari started his career at River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
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 at the age of 17. In 1963 he spent a season with Huracán
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Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...

. He returned to River in 1964.

In 1966 Sarnari was selected to represent the Argentina national football team
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 at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
1966 FIFA World Cup
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.

In 1967 Sarnari moved to Chile
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 where he played for Universidad Católica
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 and Universidad de Chile (football club)
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, in 1973 Sanari moved to Colombia
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 where he played for Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín
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 and Independiente Santa Fe
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.

Managerial career

Sarnari has been the manager of several clubs in Colombia including El Quindío, Independiente Santa Fe and Once Caldas
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.

Titles

Season Club Title
1975   Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
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Copa Mustang
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