Oscar Malbernat
Argentine football player and manager (1944–2019)
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Oscar Miguel Cacho Malbernat Candela (2 February 1944 – 9 August 2019) was an Argentine footballer, who was the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata between 1967 and 1972, when the team won a local championship in 1967, three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles (1968 to 1970) and one Intercontinental Cup (1968), where he marked Manchester United's George Best.[1] During one of the 1970 Intercontinental Cup games, he ripped off Joop van Daele's glasses and trampled on them claiming that he was "not allowed to play with glasses".[2]
 Malbernat with Estudiantes in 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Miguel Malbernat Candela | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 2019 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1972 | Estudiantes LP | 233 | (?) |
| 1972 | Boca Juniors | 18 | (0) |
| 1973 | Racing Club | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1970 | Argentina | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1985 | Sarmiento Junín | ||
| 1985 | Nacional Asunción | ||
| 1986–1988 | Estudiantes | ||
| 1989 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 1990 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 1991 | El Nacional | ||
| 1992 | LDU Quito | ||
| 1993 | Guaraní | ||
| 1994 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 1995–1996 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 1997–1999 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 2000–2001 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2002–2003 | Estudiantes | ||
| 2004 | Universitario | ||
| 2005 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| 2006 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 2007 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 2007–2008 | Nacional Asunción | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Before his retirement, he played for Boca Juniors in 1972[3] and Racing Club de Avellaneda in 1973.
After his career Malbernat would become a manager at various clubs all over South America including his former club Estudiantes on two occasions and other clubs in Paraguay, Ecuador,[4] Chile[5] and Peru.[6] Most recently, Malbernat worked as manager of the youth divisions in Estudiantes.
Honours
Player
- Estudiantes de La Plata
