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José Vicente Grecco

José Vicente Grecco

Argentine footballer and manager

José Vicente Grecco (20 June 1929 in Bahía Blanca – 24 August 2008 in Medellín) was an Argentine football player and manager.[1]

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Statistics at Historia de Boca (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "Ficha de JOSE GRECCO". BDFA. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  5. [5]
    "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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