Ubaldo Fillol

After his retirement, Fillol served as goalkeeping coach for the Argentine national team until he became the head coach for Racing Club in 2003. After a short tenure as Racing manager, Fillol returned to his role as goalkeeping coach for Argentina, also working at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Nevertheless, Fillol left his charge when José Pekerman resigned as Argentina manager. Fillol continued his career coaching goalkeepers at River Plate, but he resigned after a match against San Lorenzo in which Juan Pablo Carrizo refused to accept his gesture of support after a mistake that allowed the rival team to score a goal. Fillol alleged he felt "humiliated" by Carrizo and showed his desire to continue in the club but only working with youth players, as he had done before. Finally, Fillol would return to River Plate in 2014, serving as director of club's goalkeepers section.

Born in San Miguel del Monte, Fillol took his first steps as goalkeeper in an amateur club of the city, where he spent four years. Former River Plate player and manager Renato Cesarini would be his mentor after seeing him play at the regional league. In 1965 Fillol arrived to Quilmes A.C. to play at club's youth divisions. At the age of 18, Fillol debuted in the Argentine top division playing for Quilmes vs. Huracán on 1 May 1969. He soon drew public attraction due to his agility and quick reflexes that allowed him to make acrobatic saves. In the 1970 Metropolitano championship Fillol stopped the first penalty in his career to Gimnasia y Esgrima LP forward Delio Onnis. That same year Quilmes would be relegated to Primera B, where Fillol played 23 matches with the club. In 1972 Fillol was signed by Racing Club de Avellaneda, debuting in the 1972 Metropolitano tournament. In that championship, Fillol set a record of six penalties saved, the highest in Argentine football for a single season. In 1973 Fillol was transferred to River Plate, where he would play for most of his career. At River Plate, Fillol won seven titles, including the 1975 Metropolitano tournament, the club's first title in 18 years. In 1977 Fillol was awarded the footballer of the Year of Argentina, being the first goalkeeper ever to receive the distinction. He was called up for the Argentina national team, where he was part of the roster at the 1974 World Cup (the other goalkeepers were Daniel Carnevali and…

River Plate

Primera División (7): 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1981 Nacional Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1976 Flamengo

Taça Guanabara: 1984 Taça Rio: 1985 Atlético Madrid

Supercopa de España: 1985 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1985–86 Racing Club

Supercopa Libertadores: 1988 Argentina

FIFA World Cup: 1978 Individual

Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1977 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978 Silver ball South American Player of the Year: 1978, 1983, 1984 El Grafico 3d Best South American Player of the Year: 1981 AFA Team of All Time (published 2015) IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021 South American Team of the 20th Century