Francisco Sá

Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá (born 25 October 1945, in Las Lomitas, Formosa) is a retired Argentine football defender.

For the Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, see Francisco Sá, Minas Gerais.
Francisco Sá
Personal information
Full name Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá
Date of birth (1945-10-25) 25 October 1945
Place of birth Las Lomitas, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Central Goya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Central Goya ? (?)
1968 Huracán (C) 12 (0)
1969–1970 River Plate 2 (0)
1971–1975 Independiente 180 (6)
1976–1981 Boca Juniors 166 (1)
1981–1982 Gimnasia de Jujuy 1 (0)
International career
1973–1974 Argentina 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.

Career

Sá started his career with Central Goya in the lower leagues, he then had a spell with Huracán de Corrientes before joining River Plate in 1969.

In 1971 Sá joined Independiente where he was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1971 title followed by an unprecedented four consecutive Copa Libertadores titles. He also won the first of his two Intercontinental Cup title in 1973.

In 1976 Sá was transferred to Boca Juniors where he won a further six major titles, 2 Metropolitano, 2 Copa Libertadores, 1 Nacional and 1 Intercontinental Cup. In his time at Boca he played 195 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 2 goals.

After leaving Boca in 1981 Sá played for Gimnasia de Jujuy for one season before his retirement in 1982.

Honours
Independiente
Boca Juniors

References
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