Norberto Raffo

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Norberto Raffo
Personal information
Full name	Norberto Santiago Raffo
Date of birth	April 27, 1939 (1939-04-27) (age 69)
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
1953-1957	Club Atlético Independiente
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1957-1960 1961-1966 1967-1968 1969-1970 1971 1972 1973 1974	Independiente Banfield Racing Club Atlanta América de Cali Lanús Huachipato Altos Hornos Zapla	180 (68)
National team
?	Argentina	? (?)
Teams managed
1975 1976 1977 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980 1981 1987-1996 1996-1998	Lanús Argentino de Quilmes Banfield El Porvenir Lanús Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Altos Hornos Zapla Lanús Youth Talleres (RE)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Norberto Raffo is a former Argentine football striker. He was born on April 27, 1939, in the city of Avellaneda in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He was the Copa Libertadores de América Topscorer in Copa Libertadores 1967 with 14 goals for eventual champions Racing Club, the 2nd highest total ever acieved in a single Copa Libertadores season.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Titles 3 Managerial career 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Raffo played for both of the Avellaneda giants Independiente and Racing Club winning major titles with both teams.

He probably most fondly remembered by the fans of Banfield where he scored 68 goals in 180 games for the club between 1960 and 1966, making him the 3rd top scorer in the clubs history.

Raffo also played for Atlanta, Lanús, Altos Hornos Zapla in Argentina, Huachipato in Chile and América de Cali in Colombia.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
1960	Independiente	Primera División Argentina
1962	Banfield	Primera B Nacional
1966	Racing Club	Copa Libertadores
1967	Racing Club	Copa Intercontinental
1972	Lanús	Primera B Nacional
1973	Altos Hornos Zapla	Liga Jujueña de Futbol

[edit] Managerial career

Raffo went on to manage several Argentine clubs, most notably Lanús on several occasions and Banfield. His other clubs included Argentino de Quilmes, El Porvenir, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Altos Hornos Zapla and Talleres (RE).

Raffo also had a long spell in charge of the Lanús youth team, between 1987 and 1996.

[edit] External links

• Soy de Banfield profile (Spanish)