Juan Ricardo Faccio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Faccio and the second or maternal family name is Porta.

Juan Ricardo Faccio

Personal information
Full name	Juan Ricardo Faccio Porta
Date of birth	(1936-12-08)8 December 1936
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	15 July 2024(2024-07-15) (aged 87)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Nacional
	→ Fenix (loan)
	River Plate de Montevideo
	Liverpool de Montevideo
Managerial career
1972–1973	Peñarol
	River Plate Montevideo
1977	El Salvador
1977–1978	Puebla
1978–1982	Coyotes Neza
1982	León
1983	Independiente Santa Fe
1986–1987	Cobras de Ciudad Juárez
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Ricardo Faccio Porta (8 December 1936^[1] – 15 July 2024) was a Uruguayan football player and manager.

Career

Born in the Jacinto Vera neighborhood of Montevideo, Faccio began playing football as a defender with Club Nacional de Football in the late 1950s. He went on loan to C.A. Fenix and returned to Nacional.^[2] Faccio also played for River Plate de Montevideo and Liverpool de Montevideo.^[3]

After he retired from playing, Faccio became a football manager and later a sports journalist. He managed local side C.A. Peñarol before moving abroad to manage the El Salvador national team in 1977^[4] followed by several clubs in Mexico and Colombia.^[3] While in Mexico, Faccio managed Coyotes Neza from 1978 to 1982, leading the club for 157 Mexican Primera División matches.^[5]

Arrest and imprisonment

In June 2006, Faccio was arrested following a shooting incident outside his home.^[6] A 39-year-old man had an altercation with Faccio's daughter earlier in the day, and Faccio shot him in the knee, resulting in the man being taken to the hospital for surgery. Faccio was convicted of causing serious injury aggravated by the use of a weapon and spent three months in prison.^[2][3]

Personal life and death

Faccio's father, Ricardo Faccio, and two of his uncles, Abdón Porte and Roberto Porta, were Uruguayan international footballers.^[2]

Faccio died on 15 July 2024, at the age of 87.^[7]

References

1. Faccio
2. "Juan Ricardo Faccio, un fenómeno..." [Juan Ricardo Faccio, a phenomenon...] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Bocón. 16 November 2011.
3. "Orden de captura para periodista acusado de balear a vecino" [Arrest warrant for journalist accused of shooting a neighbor] (in Spanish). El Pais. 2 June 2006.
4. Reyes Padilla, Macario (18 September 2008). "Mexico - International Matches Details 1970-1979". RSSSF.
5. Rosas, Sergio Luis (16 December 2009). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.
6. "Juan Ricardo Faccio fue remitido a prisión" [Juan Ricardo Faccio was sent to prison] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 4 June 2006.
7. Murió Juan Faccio, quien llevó a Fernando Morena a Peñarol, dirigió a Uruguay y fue campeón con Nacional (in Spanish)

External links

• Profile at MedioTiempo