 Vernazza in River Plate | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Julio Carlos Santiago Vernazza | ||
| Date of birth | (1928-09-23)23 September 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 12 November 2017(2017-11-12) (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, right winger, striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1951 | Platense | 109 | (53) |
| 1951–1956 | River Plate | 163 | (60) |
| 1956–1960 | Palermo | 115 | (51) |
| 1960–1961 | AC Milan | 29 | (14) |
| 1961–1963 | Lanerossi Vicenza | 30 | (3) |
| Total | 446 | (181) | |
| International career | |||
| Argentina | 6 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julio Carlos Santiago "Ghito" Vernazza (23 September 1928 – 12 November 2017) was an Argentine footballer. He was a forward who played for Platense and River Plate in his native Argentina until 1956, when he moved to Italy and signed for newly promoted Serie A club Palermo. He played four seasons in Sicily, two in Serie A and two in Serie B, scoring over 50 goals and becoming one of the major players in the team history.
In 1960/1961, Vernazza played for A.C. Milan, where he obtained a second place. In 1961/1962, he moved to Vicenza, where he played two seasons before retiring in 1963 at the age of 35.
In April 2009, Palermo paid tribute to Vernazza with an official invitation in the Sicilian capital city. He was also awarded and presented to the Stadio Renzo Barbera public before the Serie A league game against Torino.
Honours
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
- Copa Ibarguren: 1952
Argentina
References
- "PREMIATO GHITO VERNAZZA" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
External links
- Argentine players in Italy at rsssf
- Platense profile (in Spanish)
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)
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- 1928 births
- 2017 deaths
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Palermo FC players
- AC Milan players
- LR Vicenza players
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen