Julio Adolfo Cozzi (14 July 1922 – 25 September 2011) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who won the Copa América 1947 with the Argentina national team.

Julio Cozzi
Personal information
Full nameJulio Adolfo Cozzi
Date of birth(1922-07-14)14 July 1922
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death25 September 2011(2011-09-25) (aged 89)
Place of deathBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1941–1949Platense196(0)
1950–1954Millonarios88(1)
1955Platense(see above)
1956–1958Independiente73(0)
1959–1960Banfield
1961Millonarios
International career
Argentina6(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cozzi started his career in 1941 with Club Atlético Platense. He played for the club until 1949 when he joined Millonarios of Colombia where his team mates included Alfredo di Stéfano and Adolfo Pedernera.

Cozzi returned to Platense in 1955, he went on to play for Independiente between 1956 and 1959 and then Banfield of the Argentine 2nd division.

On 25 September 2011, he suffered a heart attack and died at the Clinic Fundación Favaloro in Buenos Aires.[1]

Titles

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SeasonTeamTitle
1947ArgentinaCopa América
1949MillonariosColombian league
1951MillonariosColombian league
1952MillonariosColombian league
1952-53MillonariosCopa Colombia
1953MillonariosColombian league
1953MillonariosPequeña Copa del Mundo
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References

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  1. ^ Clarin.com (Spanish) retrieved 2nd Oct 2011