Santiago Vernazza

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Santiago Vernazza

Full name	Júlio Carlos Santiago Vernazza
Date of birth	December 29, 1928 (1928-12-29) (age 79)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Right winger, Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1947-1951 1951-1956 1956-1960 1960-1961 1961-1963	Platense River Plate Palermo AC Milan Lanerossi Vicenza	109 (53) 163 (60) 115 (51) 29 (14) 30 (3)
National team
	Argentina
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Júlio Carlos Santiago "Ghito" Vernazza (born December 29, 1928 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer. 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 Serie A club Palermo. He played four seasons in Sicily, two in Serie A and two in Serie B, scoring over 50 goals and becoming one of the major players in the team history.

In 1960/1961, Vernazza played for AC Milan, where he obtained a second place. In 1961/1962, he moved to Vicenza, where he played two seasons before retiring in 1963 at the age of 35.

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Argentine players in Italy
(Spanish) Platense profile

Persondata
NAME	Vernazza, Júlio Carlos Santiago
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vernazza, Santiago
SHORT DESCRIPTION	footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1928-12-29
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buenos Aires, Argentina
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH