Federico Jorge Sacchi (4 September 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Argentine

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who played as a

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. He made 15 appearances for the Argentina national team between 1960 and 1965. He is included in the

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Hall of Fame.

Club career

Sacchi started his career with

Tiro Federal Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino (mostly known just as Tiro Federal or Tiro Federal de Rosario) is an Argentina, Argentine association football, football club from the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team curren ...

. In 1958 he was signed by

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

. Sacchi joined

Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club () is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Avellaneda, Argentina. They compete in the Argentine Primera División, Primera División, the top tier of Argentine football league system, Argentine f ...

in 1961 and was part of the team that won the

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in his first season with the club. He joined

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

in 1965 and won another league title in his debut season with the club. In 1967, he joined

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...

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

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Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Sacchi became a football coach, he worked as assistant to

César Luis Menotti César Luis Menotti (; 22 October 1938 – 5 May 2024), known as ''El Flaco'' ("Slim"), was an Argentine association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the ...

and managed several lower league teams in his own right, including Tigre and

San Martín de Tucumán Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays ...

. He also worked as a youth team coach at Racing Club and

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that com ...

Death

Federico Sacchi died on 7 November 2023, at the age of 87.

Honours

Racing Club *

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: 1961 Boca Juniors * Primera División Argentina: 1965

References

External links

AFA Hall of Fame entry
1936 births 2023 deaths 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 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub