Menotti hospitalized in Buenos Aires
Published
Mar. 13, 2011 5:21 p.m. ET
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Former Argentina coach Cesar Luis Menotti has been admitted to a hospital in Buenos Aires.
Menotti is reported to be suffering from a lung infection.
Hospital Italiano in Buenos Aires confirmed his presence on Sunday but declined to give details.
Know as ''El Flaco'' - the thin one - the 72-year-old Menotti coached Argentina to its first World Cup title in 1978, a tournament played at home in Argentina.
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Menotti has also coached some of Europe's best-known clubs including Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sampdoria.
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