1. Carlos Bianchi is the only coach to win four Copa Libertadores.
22 Facts About Carlos Bianchi
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The reason is based on footballing and historical grounds as Carlos Bianchi obtained several titles as a player and coach with Velez Sarsfield.
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At 11 years old, Carlos Bianchi started playing for Club Ciclon de Jonte, a type of subsidiary of Velez Sarsfield A representative of the club saw Carlos Bianchi's potential and took him to play at the youth divisions of Velez Sarsfield.
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One year later, Carlos Bianchi scored his first goal in Primera v Argentinos Juniors, on July 7,1968.
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One week later, Carlos Bianchi broke the long standing Amadeo Carrizo's record of 769 minutes with his goal unbeaten.
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In 1973 Carlos Bianchi was signed by Reims, a French team of Ligue 1.
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Carlos Bianchi was seriously injured in a friendly match v Barcelona at Parc des Princes so he missed the season.
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In 1977, he joined Paris Saint-Germain in which Carlos Bianchi was again the top scorer of the league in two seasons spent in the club.
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Carlos Bianchi returned to his home country in 1980 to play for Velez Sarsfield where he became top scorer in the 1981 with 15 goals.
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Carlos Bianchi is the top scorer in the history of Velez Sarsfield with 206 goals and ninth overall in Argentine football.
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Carlos Bianchi is the 9th top scorer in the history of the French League with his 179 goals.
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Carlos Bianchi is the 8th top scorer in the history of first-division football.
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Carlos Bianchi earned 14 caps for Argentina, scoring 7 goals, during the period from 1970 to 1972.
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Carlos Bianchi remains as all-time top scorer for Velez Sarsfield, with 206 goals in 324 matches with the team.
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Carlos Bianchi only scored eight goals in the season and then retired from football.
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Carlos Bianchi made his debut as manager in March 1985 with Reims, being three seasons in the Second Division without achieving promotion to the Ligue 1, despite the team reached the semi-finals of Coupe de France twice.
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Carlos Bianchi returned to Argentina in December 1992 to coach Velez Sarsfield, the club where he had debuted, in replacement of Eduardo Lujan Manera.
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Velez would go on to in two more league titles with Carlos Bianchi, establishing the most successful period in the club's history.
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In two stints in the club, Carlos Bianchi won four league titles, three Copa Libertadores titles and two Intercontinental Cup titles, becoming the club's most successful manager.
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Carlos Bianchi is regarded as one of the best forwards of all time, because of his impressive record of goals scored both in France and Argentina.
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Carlos Bianchi is the all-time topscorer of Velez Sarsfield with 206 goals.
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Carlos Bianchi is one of the all-time top scorers of French Division 1 with 179 goals scored.