José Vicente Grecco (20 June 1929 in Bahía Blanca – 24 August 2008 in Medellín) was an Argentine football player and manager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Vicente Grecco Robles | ||
| Date of birth | June 20, 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | August 24, 2008 (aged 79) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948 | Boca Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| 1949–1953 | Unión de Santa Fe | 107 | (55) |
| – | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| – | River Plate-UY | ||
| 1956–1958 | Medellín | ||
| 1958 | Santa Fe | 34 | (26) |
| 1958–1959 | Málaga | ||
| 1959–1960 | Real Murcia | ||
| 1961–1962 | Medellín | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1975 | Deportes Quindío | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGrecco began his playing career in 1948 with Boca Juniors, he only played one game for the club a 3–1 defeat to Estudiantes de La Plata on 14 November 1948.[2] He then went on to play for Unión de Santa Fe and Newell's Old Boys in the Primera División Argentina. Grecco scored 55 goals in 107 matches for Unión.[3]
He also enjoyed success in Colombia with Independiente Medellín and Santa Fe.[4] Grecco is Independiente Medellín's all-time leading goal scorer with 92 goals in 166 games, and he was the top goal scorer in the 1957 Fútbol Profesional Colombiano with 30 goals.[5]
Personal
editGrecco died 24 August 2008 in Medellín.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ortiz Jiménez, Juan Diego (2008-08-26). "Murió José Vicente Grecco, goleador histórico del Medellín". Futbol Red. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ Statistics at Historia de Boca (in Spanish)
- ^ "El buen fútbol está de luto por Greco". Uno de Santa Fe. 2008-09-01. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Ficha de JOSE GRECCO". BDFA. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ a b "Murió Grecco, uno de los mejores "10" de Unión en 101 años de vida". Diario El Litoral. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
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