Francisco Lombardo

Personal information
Full name	Juan Francisco Lombardo
Date of birth	(1925-06-11)June 11, 1925
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Date of death	May 24, 2012(2012-05-24) (aged 86)
Place of death	Argentina
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1951	Newell's Old Boys	107	(1)
1952–1960	Boca Juniors	196	(1)
1961	River Plate	9	(0)
International career
1952–1959	Argentina	37	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Francisco Lombardo (June 11, 1925 – May 24, 2012) was an Argentine football defender.^[1] He played a large part of his career for Argentine giants Boca Juniors and represented Argentina on 37 occasions.^[2]

Club career

Lombardo started his career with Newell's Old Boys in Rosario, in 1952 he joined Boca Juniors where he played 196 games, his only goal for Boca came in a 2–2 draw with Club Atlético Platense in 1952.

In 1960 Lombardo left Boca on a free transfer to join their hated rivals River Plate, but he only made 9 appearances for the club before retiring later that year.

International career

Lombardo made 37 appearances for Argentina, he played in 4 Copa Américas; 1955, 1956, and 2 in 1959. He also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

International titles

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