Carlos Salvador Bilardo was declared Illustrious Citizen of the City of La Plata by the Deliberative Councilone day after the 36th anniversary of the consecration of the national team in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The parliamentary initiative belongs to the councilors of the Frente de Todos Facundo Albini and Juan Granillo Fernández, two well-known fans of Estudiantes, where Bilardo was a player between 1965 and 1970 and began training as a coach.
In recognition of Bilardo, who at 84 is going through Hakim-Adams disease, a neurodegenerative disease that was detected in May 2018his daughter Daniela, his grandson, his brother Jorge and Carlos Pachamé, emblem of that three-time champion of America and intercontinental champion of 1968 and field assistant in the world champion team of 1986, were present.
As part of the recognition and through the director Luis Álvarez Gelves, Estudiantes gave the family a mini house for Estudiantes with the legend “Gracias Narigón”, the number 68 and the memory of the 45th anniversary of the consecration at Old Trafford . After the ceremony in the Deliberative Council, a lunch was shared in the restaurant of the new stadium at 57 and 1.
“Bilardo goes beyond the borders of La Plata as he is a world-renowned coach for having won the 1986 World Cup with the National Team and directing the greatest of all time like Diego Armando Maradona. For this reason, he has infinite parchments to be declared an Illustrious Citizen of La Plata”, analyzed Albini, highlighting the joint work carried out with his bench partner Granillo Fernández.
In the foundations of the project, Bilardo’s prolific performance as a player and coach at both a national and international level is highlighted: “In Estudiantes de La Plata he managed to win the Copa Libertadores on three occasions: 1968, 1969 and 1970, and the Intercontinental 1968. As coach, he began to make his way in 1971 with Estudiantes de La Plata, but before that he made his school with the help of Osvaldo Zubeldía” maintained councilors Albini and Granillo Fernández.
