Juan Masnik
Uruguayan footballer and manager (1943–2021)
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Juan Carlos Masnik Hornos[1] (2 March 1943 – 23 February 2021) was a Uruguayan football player and manager, who represented the Uruguay national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[2]
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Masnik with Uruguay in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Masnik Hornos | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Soriano, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 2021 (aged 77) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1967 | Nacional | ||
| 1967 | New York Skyliners | ||
| 1968–1970 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | 88 | (6) |
| 1971–1974 | Nacional | ||
| 1975 | New York Cosmos | 6 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Universidad Católica | ||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1974 | Uruguay | 26 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | Club Nacional de Football | ||
| 1989–1990 | L.A. Firpo | ||
| 1991–1992 | FAS | ||
| 1993–1994 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1995–1996 | Alianza F.C. | ||
| 1999 | FAS | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Masnik played for Club Nacional de Football and featured in the 1971 Intercontinental Cup. He played in Argentina for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata where he scored 6 goals in 88 league games.
He also had two short stints in the United States. The first was in 1967 with the New York Skyliners of the United Soccer Association and in the second in 1975 with New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
Masnik made 26 appearances for the Uruguay national team from 1967 to 1974.[3]
Death
Masnik died on 23 February 2021, aged 77.[4]
Honours
Manager
Club
- Primera División
- Champion (1): 1990–91
- Primera División
- Champion (1): 1996-97
- UNCAF Interclub Cup
- Champion (1): 1997
