José Lago Millán

José Lago Millán
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)

José Lago Millán (born 1893, date of death unknown) was a Spanish football manager. He was the first foreign manager to coach Argentina.[1]

Career

Born in Spain, Lago Millán moved to Argentina when he was 13.[2] In 1927, he became the manager of the Argentina national team, where he would win the 1927 South American Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[3][4]

In 1932, he would briefly become the manager of Boca Juniors.[5] He would later become the assistant manager of Argentina under Manuel Seoane.

Honours

Argentina

References

  1. "Un español y dos italianos: las historias de los técnicos extranjeros que dirigieron a la selección argentina". infobae (in Spanish). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. Arrechea, Fernando (2019). José Lago Millán. El gallego que cambió el deporte argentino (in Spanish).
  3. "Edición del miércoles 25 abril 1928, Página 1 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. "Como Pep Guardiola: José Lago Millán, el español que dirigió a la Selección". www.minutouno.com (in Spanish). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. "José Lago Millán - Trayectoria y Biografía de Entrenadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. "Copa Newton". www.rsssf.org. RSSSF. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

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