Jorge Griffa
Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni (7 May 1935 – 15 January 2024) was an Argentine footballer. A defender, he spent most of his career in Spain, playing mostly for Atlético Madrid, but after retiring, he decided to go back home to Newell's Old Boys and he began coaching its youth teams. Griffa was part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América in 1959.[1]
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Griffa in 1956 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 15 January 2024 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1959 | Newell's Old Boys | 92 | (2) |
| 1959–1969 | Atlético Madrid | 227 | (6) |
| 1969–1971 | Espanyol | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Griffa died in Rosario on 15 January 2024, at the age of 88.[2]
References
External links
- (in Spanish) LFP
- (in Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007)
- (in Russian) Statistics at once-once.narod.ru
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