Victorio Spinetto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victorio Luis Spinetto | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 28 August 1990 | (aged 79)||
Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932 | Platense | ||
1932–1937 |
Vélez Sársfield | 210 | (44) |
1938 | Independiente | ||
1939–1940 |
Vélez Sársfield | above | (above) |
Total | 233[1] | (49[1]) | |
International career | |||
1934–1936 | Argentina | ||
Managerial career | |||
1942–1956 |
Vélez Sársfield | ||
1956–1959 | Atlanta | ||
1959 | Argentina | ||
1960–1961 | Argentina | ||
1962–1963 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
1970 | Racing Club | ||
1971 | Racing Club | ||
1972–1973 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
1973–1976 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
1978 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Victorio Luis Spinetto (3 June 1911 – 28 August 1990) was an Argentine
Apart from his career in Vélez, Spinetto played briefly for Platense and Independiente, and managed several other teams, most notably the Argentina national football team (in a three-men staff during 1959, and alone in the period 1960–1961).
Early life
Victorio was born on 3 June 1911 in Buenos Aires to Juan Bautista Luis Spinetto and Margarita María Batigne.[2] He studied in the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires.[2]
Playing career
Club
Spinetto started his career in
Despite playing in the defensive position of centre half, Spinetto was a prolific goalscorer. He made a total 44 goals for Vélez, including four in a game against Chacarita Juniors in 1937, when he helped his team come back from a 0-2 to win 5-2.[2][3]
During his career, the defender rejected offers from
Upon his return to Vélez, in 1940 Spinetto was part of the team that was relegated from the Argentine first division for the first (and to date only) time in the club's history. Unable to recover from an injury, the defender retired subsequent to the relegation.
International
Spinetto played for the Argentina national football team between 1934 and 1936.[2]
Coaching career
After his retirement, Spinetto took up the manager position in Vélez Sársfield, helping the team return to the first division in 1943.[2] He also coached the team that was runner-up in the 1953 Argentine Primera División season.[2]
In 1959, he coached along José Della Torre and José Barreiro the Argentina national football team that won the 1959 South American Championship.[2]
Spinetto also coached Argentinos Juniors in three periods (1962–1963, 1972–1973 and 1978), totaling 155 games.[4] He then went on to coach in Vélez Sársfield's youth divisions until his death in 1990.
References
- ^ a b "Profile" (in Spanish). BDFA. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Osvaldo Gorga (25 December 2009). "Un corazón indómito" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ Germán Eguilior (8 May 2010). "Emulando a Spinetto" (in Spanish). VelezSarsfield.net. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ Miguel Ángel Bella (13 June 2009). "Homenaje: Don Victorio Spinetto" (in Spanish). Te Acordás Bicho?. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
External links
- Victorio Luis Spinetto at BDFA (in Spanish)