Federico Sacchi
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File:Federico sacchi en racing.jpg Sacchi with Racing Club in the 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Jorge Sacchi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2023 (aged 87) | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tiro Federal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | Newell's Old Boys | 60 | (7) |
| 1961–1964 | Racing Club | 88 | (12) |
| 1965–1966 | Boca Juniors | 24 | (1) |
| 1967 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1965 | Argentina | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Federico Jorge Sacchi (4 September 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Argentine footballer who played as a central defender.[1] He made 15 appearances for the Argentina national team between 1960 and 1965. He is included in the Argentine Football Association Hall of Fame.
Club career
[edit | edit source]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.
International career
[edit | edit source]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.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]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.
Death
[edit | edit source]Federico Sacchi died on 7 November 2023, at the age of 87.[2]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Racing Club
Boca Juniors
- Primera División Argentina: 1965
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- (in Spanish) AFA Hall of Fame entry
- 1936 births
- 2023 deaths
- Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentina men's international footballers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Argentine football managers
- San Martín de Tucumán managers
- Club Atlético Tigre managers
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine football defender stubs