| Norberto Yácono | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Norberto Antonio Yácono | |
| Date of birth | January 8, 1919 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Date of death | November 1985 (aged 66) | |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1938-1953 1953-1958 |
River Plate América |
393 (0) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1940s-1951 | Argentina | 15 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Norberto Yácono (8 January 1919 – November 1985) was an Argentine football defender who won six Argentine league championships with River Plate. He was born in Buenos Aires.
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Playing career
Yácono made his debut for River Plate in a game against Newell's Old Boys in 1938. He went on to make 393 appearances which puts him in 5th place in the all-time table.[1] He won six league championships with the club in 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952 and 1953.
In the 1940s he made 15 appearances for the Argentina national team and was part of the squad that won Copa América 1947.[2]
After leaving River Plate in 1953 he played for América in Mexico as well as playing in Canada and America.
Titles
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in the early 1960s Yácono returned to Argentina where he worked as the manager of Sportivo Italiano, Lanús and Godoy Cruz. Later in his career he took up a position of youth team coach for River Plate.
References
- ^ River Plate statistics (Spanish)
- ^ Copa América 1947 squads at rsssf
External links
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
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