José Vicente Grecco
José Vicente Grecco (20 June 1929 in Bahía Blanca – 24 August 2008 in Medellín) was an Argentine football player and manager.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Vicente Grecco Robles | ||
Date of birth | June 20, 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
Date of death | August 24, 2008 79) | (aged||
Playing 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 de Montevideo | ||
1956–1958 | Independiente Medellín | ||
1958 | Santa Fe | 34 | (26) |
1958–1959 | Málaga | ||
1959–1960 | Real Murcia | ||
1961–1962 | Independiente Medellín | ||
Teams managed | |||
1964–1965 | Independiente Medellín | ||
1975 | Deportes Quindío | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Grecco 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
Grecco died 24 August 2008 in Medellín.[5]
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References
- 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.
- "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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