Américo Jorge Ramón Spedaletti González (24 September 1947 – 10 June 2022) was an Argentine naturalized Chilean football player and manager who played as a forward for various clubs in both Argentina and Chile.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Américo Jorge Ramón Spedaletti González | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 2022 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Morning Star | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Gimnasia LP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| 1968 | Godoy Cruz | ||
| 1969–1973 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1974–1975 | Unión Española | ||
| 1976–1977 | Everton | ||
| 1978 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1979 | Everton | ||
| 1980 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1981 | Everton | ||
| 1982 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Chile | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Deportes Concepción (assistant) | ||
| 1991 | Cobreloa (assistant) | ||
| 1992 | Palestino (assistant) | ||
| 1993–1998 | Unión Española (youth) | ||
| 1996 | Unión Española (caretaker) | ||
| 2001 | Cristo Salva | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editBorn in Argentina, he became a naturalized Chilean in 1974[2] and represented Chile national team from 1975 to 1977, making five appearances.[3]
Personal life
editAfter his retirement as a professional footballer, he returned to Argentina and worked as a taxi driver until the end of the 1980s.[2]
On 6 October 2002, he suffered a serious TBI after falling from the third floor of the building where he lived due to forgetting his keys. Unión Española and Universidad de Chile collected money for his recovery by playing a match. He left the hospital on November of the same year.[2]
He died due to multiple health issues on 10 June 2022.[4]
Honours
edit- Gimnasia LP
- Godoy Cruz
- Universidad de Chile
- Unión Española
- Chilean Primera División: 1975
- Everton
- Chilean Primera División: 1976
References
edit- ^ "Jorge Spedaletti". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Muñoz Scarpa, Mariano (10 June 2022). "Luto en el fútbol: Murió Jorge Américo Spedaletti". MiSurDeportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Jorge Spedaletti". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Fallece Jorge Américo Spedaletti" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links
edit- Jorge Spedaletti at BDFA (in Spanish)