Juan Carlos Sarnari

Juan Carlos Sarnari

Sarnari at River Plate
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Sarnari
Date of birth	22 January 1942
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1959–1962	River Plate	?	(?)
1963	Huracán	?	(?)
1964–1967	River Plate	?	(?)
1967–1969	Universidad Católica	?	(?)
1970–1972	Universidad de Chile	?	(42)
1973	Independiente Medellín	?	(?)
1975–1976	Independiente Santa Fe	?	(?)
National team
1966–1967	Argentina	?	(?)
Teams managed
1979–1980	Deportes Quindío
1981	Santa Fe
1982	Once Caldas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Juan Carlos Sarnari (born January 22, 1942) is a former Argentine football midfielder/striker. He was born in Argentina. He is perhaps most notable for his 29 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 6th highest scoring player Copa Libertadores history.^[1]

Playing career

Sarnari started his career at River Plate at the age of 17. In 1963 he spent a season with Huracán. He returned to River in 1964.

In 1966 Sarnari was selected to represent the Argentina national football team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

In 1967 Sarnari moved to Chile where he played for Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile (football club), in 1973 Sanari moved to Colombia where he played for Independiente Medellín and Independiente Santa Fe. He won the 1975 league title with Santa Fe.^[3]

Managerial career

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

Life after football

Sarnari resides in Bogotá, Colombia.

Titles

Season	Club	Title
1975	Independiente Santa Fe	Copa Mustang

References

1. rsssf: Copa Libertadores top scorers
2. rsssf: Argentina 1966 World Cup squad
3. "Juan Carlos Sarnari, su único título fue con Santa Fe" [Juan Carlos Sarnari, his only title was with Santa Fe] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 25 February 2011.