José Lago Millán
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José Lago Millán (born 1893, date of death unknown) was a Spanish football manager, who was notably the first foreign manager to coach the Argentine national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Lago Millán | ||
| Date of birth | 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontevedra, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1927–1928 | Argentina | ||
| 1932 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1936–1937 | Argentina (assistant) | ||
Career
Born in Pontevedra, Spain, Lago Millán moved to Argentina at the age of 13.[2] In 1927, he was appointed the manager of the Argentina national team, where he won the 1927 South American Championship, and help Argentina win a silver medal in football at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam,[3][4] before resigning shortly after the tournament.[5]
In 1932, Lago Millán was briefly the manager of Boca Juniors,[6] before later being appointed the assistant manager of Argentina under Manuel Seoane in 1936.[5]
Honours
- Argentina
- Copa Newton: 1927, 1928[7]
- South American Championship: 1927
- Silver medalist at the 1928 Summer Olympics
