José Vicente Grecco Explained

José Vicente Grecco
Fullname:José Vicente Grecco Robles
Birth Date:20 June 1929
Years1:1948
Years2:1949–1953
Years3:
Years4:
Years5:1956–1958
Years6:1958
Years7:1958–1959
Years8:1959–1960
Years9:1961–1962
Clubs9:Independiente Medellín
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Caps2:107
Goals2:55
Caps6:34
Goals6:26
Manageryears1:1964–1965
Manageryears2:1975
Managerclubs2:Deportes Quindío

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

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.

Personal

Grecco died 24 August 2008 in Medellín.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futbol Red . Ortiz Jiménez, Juan Diego . Murió José Vicente Grecco, goleador histórico del Medellín . https://archive.today/20120903163836/http://www.futbolred.com/mustang/noticias/fecha6finalizacin/murio-jose-vicente-grecco-goleador-historico-del-medellin/4465909 . dead . 2012-09-03 . 2008-08-26 . 2009-03-06 .
  2. http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=820&AnioInicial=1905&AnioFinal=2009&OpTipoTorneos=6 Statistics
  3. Web site: Uno de Santa Fe. El buen fútbol está de luto por Greco. https://archive.today/20131129142443/http://www.unosantafe.com.ar/4162_01.09.2008/noticias/imprimible.html. dead. 2013-11-29. 2008-09-01. 2009-03-06.
  4. Web site: BDFA. Ficha de JOSE GRECCO. 2009-03-06.
  5. News: Diario El Litoral. Murió Grecco, uno de los mejores "10" de Unión en 101 años de vida. 2008-08-26. 2009-03-06.