Julio Carlos Santiago "Ghito" Vernazza (23 September 1928 – 12 November 2017) was an Argentine

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. 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

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club

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. He played four seasons in Sicily, two in Serie A and two in

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, scoring over 50 goals and becoming one of the major players in the team history. In 1960/1961, Vernazza played for A.C. Milan, where he obtained a second place. In 1961/1962, he moved to

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, 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

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public before the

league game against

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Honours

River Plate *

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). T ...

: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 *

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by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF or simply Copa Ibarguren was an offic ...

: 1952 Argentina *

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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yiji ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vernazza, Santiago 1928 births 2017 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Palermo FC players AC Milan players LR Vicenza players Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy