Alfredo Graciani

Alfredo Graciani
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Oscar Graciani
Date of birth	January 6, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker/Right-wing
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1984	Atlanta
1985–1991	Boca Juniors
1992–1993	Racing Club
1993–1994	Boca Juniors
1994	Deportivo Español
1995–1996	Atlético Tucumán
1996–1997	Argentinos Juniors
1997	Lugano
1998	Caracas FC
International career
1983	Argentina U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2007

Alfredo Oscar Graciani (born January 6, 1965) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and also played in Switzerland and Venezuela at the end of his playing career.

Graciani started his playing career in 1981 with Club Atlético Atlanta in the Argentine 2nd Division. In 1983 the club were promoted to the Argentine Primera after winning the Primera B championship.

In 1984 Graciani was signed by Boca Juniors he went on to become their leading goalscorer of the 1980s, winning two international titles with the club.

In 1992 Graciani joined Racing Club but returned to Boca Juniors in 1993. By the end of his Boca Juniors career he had played 250 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 83 goals.

In 1994 Graciani played for Deportivo Español before dropping down a division to play for Atlético Tucumán and then Argentinos Juniors in the Primera B Nacional.

In 1997 Graciani was signed by Swiss club Lugano and his final club were Caracas FC in Venezuela in 1998.

After retirement as a player Graciani has gone on to work as a football coach, he was part of the coaching staff at Boca under Chino Benítez.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1983	Atlanta	Primera B
1989	Boca Juniors	Supercopa Sudamericana
1990	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
1996-97	Argentinos Juniors	Primera B Nacional

External links

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