Federico Sacchi | |
Full Name: | Federico Jorge Sacchi |
Birth Date: | 4 September 1936 |
Birth Place: | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Central defender |
Youthclubs1: | Tiro Federal |
Years1: | 1958–1960 |
Clubs1: | Newell's Old Boys |
Caps1: | 60 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Years2: | 1961–1964 |
Clubs2: | Racing Club |
Caps2: | 88 |
Goals2: | 12 |
Years3: | 1965–1966 |
Clubs3: | Boca Juniors |
Caps3: | 24 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 1967 |
Clubs4: | Sporting Cristal |
Nationalyears1: | 1960–1965 |
Nationalteam1: | Argentina |
Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Federico Jorge Sacchi (4 September 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Argentine footballer who played as a central defender. He made 15 appearances for the Argentina national team between 1960 and 1965. He is included in the Argentine Football Association Hall of Fame.
Sacchi started his career with Tiro Federal. In 1958 he was signed by Newell's Old Boys. Sacchi joined Racing Club de Avellaneda in 1961 and was part of the team that won the Argentine Primera in his first season with the club. He joined Boca Juniors in 1965 and won another league title in his debut season with the club. In 1967, he joined Sporting Cristal of Peru.
Sacchi played 15 times for the Argentina national team, scoring one goal. He was a member of the Argentina squad for the 1962 World Cup.
After retiring as a player, Sacchi became a football coach, he worked as assistant to César Luis Menotti and managed several lower league teams in his own right, including Tigre and San Martín de Tucumán. He also worked as a youth team coach at Racing Club and Atlético de Rafaela.
Federico Sacchi died on 7 November 2023, at the age of 87.[1]
Racing Club
Boca Juniors