Óscar Coll Explained

Óscar Coll
Full Name:Óscar Coll Marengo
Birth Date:September 1, 1928
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Date:2001
Position:Forward
Years1:1948-1950
Clubs1:River Plate
Caps1:24
Goals1:7
Years2:1951-1953
Clubs2:Platense
Caps2:83
Goals2:50
Years3:1954-1955
Clubs3:San Lorenzo
Caps3:45
Goals3:17
Years4:1956-1961
Clubs4:Espanyol
Caps4:91
Goals4:36
Years5:1962-1966
Clubs5:Universidad de Chile
Caps5:72
Goals5:31
Totalcaps:315
Totalgoals:141

Óscar Coll Marengo (September 1, 1928, in Buenos Aires, Argentina – 2001) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward for clubs of Argentina, Chile and Spain.[1]

Career

Raised in Avellaneda, Coll was the youngest of seven children, and he and his two brothers would each become professional footballers. His oldest brother Andrés played for Club Atlético Independiente and Racing Club de Avellaneda, while Norberto played for River Plate and Union Espanola of Chile. Óscar began with Club Atlético River Plate's reserve team playing in the fourth division before joining the first team as a right-side attacker (an extremo derecha).[2]

Next, Coll joined Club Atlético Platense for three seasons before San Lorenzo de Almagro for the 1954–55 season. He would move to Spain after that season, joining RCD Espanyol.

Coll died aged 73.[3]

Teams

Honours

Universidad de Chile

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Óscar Coll . worldfootball.net . 16 February 2021.
  2. News: Mundo Deportivo. Óscar Coll Marengo. es. 12 March 1961.
  3. News: La Nueva Provincia. Mal de alzheimer, un mal que azota a muchos ex jugadores. es. 17 April 2008.