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.
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Vernazza in River Plate | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Carlos Santiago Vernazza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 12 November 2017 (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 | |||
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.[1]
Honours
editRiver Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
- Copa Ibarguren: 1952
Argentina
References
edit- ^ "PREMIATO GHITO VERNAZZA" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
External links
edit- Argentine players in Italy at rsssf
- Platense profile (in Spanish)
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)