contender; three years later, the team won the League title under coach Diego Simeone, and in 2009, Estudiantes won the Copa Libertadores again, with Bilardo attending the final in Belo Horizonte and receiving a gift from coach Sabella—his "lucky" beige coat. Bilardo covered the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany for Argentine TV station Canal 13 as a commentator. In the aftermath of the tournament, Argentine manager José Pekerman renounced the post, and Bilardo's name was floated as a possible substitute. The job eventually went to Alfio Basile, who had earlier succeeded Bilardo as national coach after the 1990 World Cup. Following the 2007 gubernatorial election, Bilardo was named Secretary of Sports of Buenos Aires province under governor Daniel Scioli. General Manager A new generation of Bilardo-influenced coaches has taken over many key positions in Argentine and South American football: Brown, Pumpido, Burruchaga, Batista, Russo, and Maradona. When Maradona was named as national team coach in October 2008, Bilardo was tapped for the post of Argentina General Manager. After the designation, Bilardo agreed to quit his Secretary post. Honours Player San Lorenzo Primera División: 1959 Estudiantes Primera División: 1967 Metropolitano Copa Libertadores: 1968, 1969, 1970 Intercontinental Cup: 1968 Copa Interamericana: 1968 Argentina Pan American Games Gold Medal: 1959 Manager Estudiantes Primera División: 1982 Metropolitano Argentina FIFA World Cup: 1986; runner-up: 1990 Individual Guerin Sportivo Manager of the Year: 1986 South American Coach of the Year: 1986, 1987 Konex Award: 1990 World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013 References External links Bilardo returns to Manchester Estudiantes » Squad 1970/1971 at WorldFootball.net 1938 births Living people Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Olympic footballers of Argentina Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Argentine Primera División players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Deportivo Español footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine journalists Male journalists Argentine gynaecologists Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine people of Sicilian descent Argentine football managers Estudiantes de La Plata managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Boca Juniors managers Deportivo Cali managers Colombia national football team managers Argentina national football team managers Sevilla FC managers 1986 FIFA World Cup managers 1990 FIFA World Cup managers 1983 Copa América managers 1987 Copa América managers 1989 Copa América managers FIFA World Cup-winning managers University of Buenos Aires alumni Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Guatemala Expatriate football managers in Libya