Gerónimo Luis Saccardi Román (1 October 1949 – 4 May 2002) was an Argentine football midfielder and manager.
 Saccardi with Ferro Carril Oeste in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerónimo Luis Saccardi Román | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 2002 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Moreno, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1975 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 1975–1979 | Hércules | 113 | (12) |
| 1979–1983 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| International career | |||
| 1974 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| ?–? | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn Buenos Aires, Saccardi played the vast majority of his career with Ferro Carril Oeste, appearing in 358 games in the Primera División and scoring 44 goals for his main club overall.[1]
From 1975 to 1979 Saccardi competed in Spain in representation of Hércules CF, always in La Liga. After his second spell in Ferro (four seasons, ten in total) he later managed the team, first alongside Oscar Garré then as head coach.
Death
editSaccardi died on 4 May 2002 in Moreno, Buenos Aires. He was 52 years old.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "El fútbol otra vez de luto: Murió "Cacho" Saccardi" [Football is mourning again: "Cacho" Saccardi is dead] (in Spanish). El Comercial. 6 May 2002. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
External links
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