Federico Sacchi
![]() Sacchi playing for Newell's Old Boys | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 4, 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Tiro Federal | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1960 | Newell's Old Boys | 60 | (7) |
1961–1964 | Racing Club | 88 | (12) |
1965–1966 | Boca Juniors | 24 | (1) |
1967 | Sporting Cristal | ||
International career | |||
1960–1965 | Argentina | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 2008 |
Federico Sacchi (born September 4, 1936 in Rosario) is a former Argentine football defender who played 15 times for the Argentina national team between 1960 and 1965. He is included in the Argentine Football Association Hall of Fame.
Club career
Sacchi started his career with Tiro Federal. In 1958 he was signed by Newell's Old Boys.
Sacchi joined Racing Club de Avellaneda in 1961 and was part of the team that won the Argentine Primera in his first season with the club.
He joined Boca Juniors in 1965 and won another league title in his debut season with the club.
In 1967, he joined Sporting Cristal of Peru.
International career
Sacchi played 15 times for the Argentina national team, scoring one goal. He was a member of the Argentina squad for the 1962 World Cup.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Sacchi became a football coach, he worked as assistant to César Luis Menotti and managed several lower league teams in his own right, including Tigre and San Martín de Tucumán. He also worked as a youth team coach at Racing Club and Atlético de Rafaela.
Titles
Season | Team | Title |
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1961 | Racing Club | Primera División Argentina |
1965 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
External links
- (in Spanish) AFA Hall of Fame entry
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentina men's international footballers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Argentine football managers
- San Martín de Tucumán managers
- Club Atlético Tigre managers
- Argentine football defender stubs