Jorge Griffa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Griffa and the second or maternal family name is Monferoni.

Jorge Griffa
Griffa in 1956
Personal information
Full name Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni
Date of birth  (1935-05-07)7 May 1935
Place of birth Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina
Date of death 15 January 2024(2024-01-15) (aged 88)
Place of death Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1959 Newell's Old Boys 92 (2)
1959–1969 Atlético Madrid 227 (6)
1969–1971 Espanyol 24 (0)
International career
1959 Argentina 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni (7 May 1935 – 15 January 2024) was an Argentine footballer. A defender, he spent most of his career in Spain, playing mostly for Atlético Madrid, but after retiring, he decided to go back home to Newell's Old Boys and he began coaching its youth teams. Griffa was part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América in 1959.[1]

Jorge Griffa died in Rosario on 15 January 2024, at the age of 88.[2]

Honours

Atlético Madrid[3]

Argentina

References

  1. ^ rsssf: 1959 (A) Copa América squads
  2. ^ Muere a los 88 años Jorge Griffa, histórico defensa del Atlético (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni - BDFutbol".

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