Jorge Griffa | |
Full Name: | Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1935 |
Birth Place: | Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina |
Death Place: | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1954 - 1959 |
Clubs1: | Newell's Old Boys |
Caps1: | 92 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 1959 - 1969 |
Clubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
Caps2: | 227 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 1969 - 1971 |
Clubs3: | Espanyol |
Caps3: | 24 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1959 |
Nationalteam1: | Argentina |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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]
Atlético Madrid[3]
Argentina