Bernardo Gandulla

Bernardo Gandulla

Gandulla when playing for Boca Juniors in 1940.
Personal information
Full nameBernardo José Gandulla
Date of birthMarch 1, 1916
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Date of deathJuly 7, 1999 (aged 83)
Place of deathBuenos Aires, Argentina
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1934–1939Ferro Carril Oeste
1939Vasco
1940–1943Boca Juniors57(26)
1944–1946Ferro Carril Oeste
1947–1948Atlanta
National team
1940Argentina1(0)
Teams managed
1953Defensores de Belgrano
1957–1958Boca Juniors
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Bernardo José Gandulla, better known as Bernardo Gandulla (March 1, 1916 – July 7, 1999), was an Argentine football forward and head coach.[1] He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems.[1]

Career

Playing career

Born in Buenos Aires,[2] Bernardo Gandulla defended Ferro Carril Oeste from 1934 to 1939.[1] He moved to Brazilian club Vasco in 1939, but played few games for the team.[1] Gandulla returned to Argentina in 1940 to play for Boca Juniors.[1] He played 57 Argentine Primera División games and scored 26 goals for the club, winning the competition in 1940 and in 1943.[1] He returned to Ferro Carril Oeste in 1944, leaving the club in 1946.[1] Gandulla played for Atlanta from 1947 to 1948.[2]

Coaching career

Gandulla was Defensores de Belgrano's head coach in 1953, winning the Primera División C in that season.[3] He was Boca Juniors' head coach from 1957 to 1958.[1]

Ball boy

He is well known in Brazil as his surname originated the term used in the country for ball boy, which is gandula.[1] Gandulla was part of Vasco's squad, but as he spent most of his time on the bench, he retrieved the balls during the games of his club.[4]

Titles

Player

Boca Juniors

Head coach

Defensores de Belgrano

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Gandulla" (in Portuguese). O Historiador. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Gandulla fue crack y maestro de promesas" (in Spanish). La Nación. July 7, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  3. "Argentina – Coaches of Championship Teams – Third Level". RSSSF. June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  4. Vickery, Tim (December 6, 2004). "Tevez – An Argentine in Brazil". BBC. Retrieved March 2, 2011.