Manuel Agustín Fleitas Solich (30 December 1900 – 24 March 1984) was a Paraguayan football player and coach. He was known as "El Brujo" (the Wizard).
Career as a player Fleitas Solich played for Club Nacional of Paraguay where he won two Paraguayan League titles, in 1924 and 1926. He also played for Boca Juniors where as the captain of the team he led them to the 1930 Argentine title. During his time at Boca he played 99 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 15 goals. He suffered an injury in 1930 and never recovered to his full ability.
In Argentina he also played for clubs such as Racing Club, Platense and Talleres (RE).
While playing for the Paraguay national football team, Solich had 32 caps and 6 goals.
Career as a coach Solich's career as a coach proved to be impressive as he led the Paraguay national team to a final in the 1947 Copa América and won the 1953 tournament (which was the first Copa América ever won by Paraguay). He also coached the Paraguay national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. At the club level coached several Brazilian clubs such as Palmeiras, Corinthians, Atlético, Fluminense and Flamengo, being this last club where he won several titles. In Europe, Solich coached Real Madrid for seven months of the 1959–1960 season, where he led the Spanish team to 21 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. He also coached the Peru national football team, Newell's Old Boys, Quilmes, Club Libertad and his beloved Club Nacional.
Managerial statistics TeamNationFromToRecordGWDLWin %Paraguay19221929 40 13 6 21 Lanús19321932 37 8 7 22 Quilmes19341935 64 16 12 36 Talleres (RE)19361936 34 7 5 22 Lanús19371937 34 13 6 15 Paraguay19391939 5 2 0 3 Olimpia19421942 18 9 5 4 Libertad19431944 34 24 6 6 Paraguay19451946 9 3 1 5 Lanús19461946 30 8 10 12 Quilmes19471947 38 23 8 7 Paraguay19471953 28 15 7 6 Flamengo19531957 276 175 47 54 Flamengo19581959 90 53 18 19 Real Madrid19591960 30 21 5 4 Flamengo19601962 99 59 18 22 Fluminense19621962 12 9 0 3 Corinthians19621962 17 9 4 4 Palmeiras19661966 31 20 5 6 Atlético Mineiro19671968 76 42 19 15 Bahia19701971 32 15 10 7 Flamengo19711971 39 13 17 9 Total 1,079 559 222 303
See also List of football managers with the most matches
References
External links Short Info at Club Nacional's website Real Madrid coaches