Santiago Vernazza
Júlio Carlos Santiago "Ghito" Vernazza (September 23, 1928 – November 12, 2017) was a former Argentine footballer. He was a forward who played for Platense and River Plate until 1956, when he moved to Italy and signed for newly promoted Serie A club Palermo.
He was born in Buenos Aires.
In 1960/1961, Vernazza played for AC 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.[1]
Vernazza died in Buenos Aires on November 12, 2017 at the age of 89.[2]
References
- ↑ (in it) PREMIATO GHITO VERNAZZA. US Città di Palermo. 2009-04-05. http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/it/0809/news_scheda.jsp?id=15335. Retrieved 2009-04-28.[dead link]
- ↑ Santiago Vernazza: el adiós a una gloria de River y de Platense (in Spanish)
Other websites
- Argentine players in Italy at rsssf
- (in Spanish) Platense profile Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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