Roberto Ferreiro

Roberto Ferreiro

Ferreiro in 1972.
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Oscar Ferreiro
Date of birth	(1935-04-25)25 April 1935
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death	20 April 2017(2017-04-20) (aged 81)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1968	Independiente	241	(0)
1968–1970	River Plate	86	(0)
Total		327	(0)
National team
1962–1966	Argentina	18	(0)
Teams managed
1973–1974	Independiente
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roberto Oscar Ferreiro (25 April 1935 – 20 April 2017) was an Argentine professional football player and manager.

Playing career[]

Ferreiro played club football for Independiente and River Plate.^[1][2]

He earned 18 caps for the Argentine national team between 1962 and 1966.^[1]

Managerial career[]

After retiring as a player Ferreiro went on to become a manager, taking charge at Independiente in the 1970s. He led the team to a number of championships, including the 1973 Intercontinental Cup^[3] and Copa Libertadores 1974.^[4]

Later life and death[]

He died on 20 April 2017, at the age of 81, 5 days before his 82nd birthday^[5]

References[]

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