Photo: El Gráfico magazine / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Carlos Bilardo is one of the most improbable figures in football, and I mean that as the highest praise. A trained gynecologist and physician who steered Argentina to the 1986 World Cup, he carried a surgeon's precision onto the touchline. The tactical scaffolding he built around Maradona had the cold logic of an operating theatre, and he nearly retained the title in 1990. I love the contradiction: a University of Buenos Aires medical man winning the most passionate nation's crown through sheer reasoning. Bilardo proved football is played as much with the mind as the feet.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlos Bilardo
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロス・ビラルド
- Reading
- かるろす・びらるど
- Born
- March 16, 1939 (age 87)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / journalist / physician / association football coach / gynecologist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Buenos Aires
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Carlos Bilardo born?
Born March 16, 1939 (age 87).
Where is Carlos Bilardo from?
Carlos Bilardo is from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
What does Carlos Bilardo do?
Carlos Bilardo works as association football player, journalist, physician, association football coach, gynecologist.
How tall is Carlos Bilardo?
Carlos Bilardo is 174 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.