Jorge Griffa
Full nameJorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni
Birth date7 May 1935
Birth placeCasilda, Santa Fe, Argentina
Death date15 January 2024 (aged 88)
Death placeRosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
PositionDefender
Years 11954–1959
Clubs 1Newell's Old Boys
Caps 192
Goals 12
Years 21959–1969
Clubs 2Atlético Madrid
Caps 2227
Goals 26
Years 31969–1971
Clubs 3Espanyol
Caps 324
Goals 30
Nationalyears 11959
Nationalteam 1Argentina
Nationalcaps 14
Nationalgoals 10

Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni (7 May 1935 – 15 January 2024) was an Argentine footballer. A defender, he spent most of his career in Spain, playing mostly for Atlético Madrid, but after retiring, he decided to go back home to Newell's Old Boys and he began coaching its youth teams. Griffa was part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América in 1959.[1]

Jorge Griffa died in Rosario on 15 January 2024, at the age of 88.[2]

Honours

Atlético Madrid[3]

Argentina

References

  1. ^ rsssf: 1959 (A) Copa América squads
  2. ^ Muere a los 88 años Jorge Griffa, histórico defensa del Atlético (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni - BDFutbol"