How tall is José Nasazzi?

José Nasazzi's listed height was 182 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 99% of men in Uruguay.

Where 182 cm sits among men in Uruguay

Taller than about 99% of men in Uruguay born in 1901 (average 164.5 cm).

Nasazzi next to his teammates

Héctor Scarone is 9 cm shorter than José Nasazzi (173 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 1923 to 1930.

Pedro Petrone is 4 cm shorter than José Nasazzi (178 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 1923 to 1930.

José Leandro Andrade is 2 cm shorter than José Nasazzi (180 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 1923 to 1930.

About José Nasazzi

José Nasazzi Yarza was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. He was born on 24 March 1901 in Montevideo, to an Italian immigrant father and a mother from the Basque Country of Spain. He was known as El Gran Mariscal.

Nasazzi captained Uruguay when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. By then he had already won gold at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games and the South American Championship in 1923, 1924 and 1926. He was selected as best player at the 1930 World Cup and, in 1923 and 1935, at the South American Championship. In the 1930 final against Argentina his team trailed 2 to 1 at half-time, and he rallied his teammates in the second half. Many regard him as Uruguay's greatest ever football player.

Nasazzi stood a listed 182 cm (6'0"). He was 2 cm taller than José Leandro Andrade, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), and 9 cm taller than Héctor Scarone, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), his teammates for Uruguay from 1923 to 1930. He died on 17 June 1968.

Frequently asked

How tall is José Nasazzi in feet and inches? José Nasazzi was 6'0" tall, which is 182 cm, 71.7 inches or 1.82 m.

How tall is José Nasazzi compared to Héctor Scarone? Héctor Scarone is 9 cm shorter than José Nasazzi: 173 cm (5'8") vs 182 cm (6'0").

How tall is José Nasazzi compared to Pedro Petrone? Pedro Petrone is 4 cm shorter than José Nasazzi: 178 cm (5'10") vs 182 cm (6'0").

How tall is José Nasazzi compared to José Leandro Andrade? José Leandro Andrade is 2 cm shorter than José Nasazzi: 180 cm (5'11") vs 182 cm (6'0").

Is José Nasazzi tall for men in Uruguay? At 182 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in Uruguay born in 1901, whose average height is 164.5 cm.

Sources

• José Nasazzi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• José Nasazzi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 182 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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