Ángel David Comizzo Leiva (born 27 April 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Atlético Grau.

Ángel Comizzo
Personal information
Full name Ángel David Comizzo Leiva
Date of birth (1962-04-27) 27 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Atlético Grau (manager)
Youth career
1977–1981 Racing Reconquista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Talleres 77 (0)
1988–1993 River Plate 130 (0)
1990–1991Tigres (loan) 35 (0)
1993 América de Cali 10 (0)
1993–1996 Banfield 98 (0)
1996–1999 León 76 (0)
1999–2001 Morelia 69 (0)
2001–2003 River Plate 50 (0)
2003–2004 Atlético Rafaela 24 (0)
Total 596 (0)
International career
1990 Argentina 0 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Talleres
2010 Querétaro
2012 Querétaro
2013–2014 Universitario
2014 Morelia
2016 Universidad Cesar Vallejo
2019 Universitario
2020–2021 Universitario
2023 Deportivo Municipal
2023– Atlético Grau
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Comizzo was born in Reconquista, and began his career at Talleres in the Primera Division Argentina. In 1988, he joined River Plate where he was loaned to UANL Tigres of Mexico in 1990–1991. In 1993, he moved to América de Cali in Colombia, but after a very poor performance, he returned to Argentina later that year to play for Club Atlético Banfield.

In 1996, he joined Club León in Mexico, and in 1999 he moved to team Morelia in time to be part of a championship club. In 2001 Comizzo returned to River Plate, and in 2003 he joined Atlético Rafaela where he retired from football in 2004.

In September 2009, Angel Comizzo was brought in by Carlos Reinoso to be his assistant manager for Querétaro FC. Comizzo was a huge part of Reinoso's Leon in 1997 when they lost the final against Cruz Azul in Extra Time with a golden goal.

World Cup 1990

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When Nery Pumpido was injured in Argentina's second match at the 1990 World Cup finals, Comizzo was brought into the squad as a replacement. He did not actually play in any of the team's subsequent matches in the tournament.

Curse of Leon and Cruz Azul

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It is said that Comizzo cursed Leon and Cruz Azul during the final of 97 by kicking Carlos Hermosillo at the last minute and causing a penalty kick that made them lose the final.

Honours

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Player

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Club

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River Plate
Morelia

International

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Argentina

Manager

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Universitario de Deportes
Morelia
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