José Manuel Durand Laguna (November 7, 1885 – February 1, 1965) was an Argentine football player and manager.

[1] He grew up in Cachi and, at the age of sixteen, moved to Buenos Aires with his family, where he began playing for the club Gloria de Mayo.

He served as the club's president until May 25, 1911, during which he was instrumental to several milestones, such as establishing that the team's jersey should be white with Huracán's iconic balloon emblem.

[1] His debut for the national team was a matter of chance: he wasn't initially on the squad, but when a starting player was unavailable during the 1916 South American Championship, officials found Durand Laguna in the stands and brought him in.

[1][2] Durand Laguna was the manager of the Paraguay national team at the 1921 and 1929 South American Championship and at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.