Norberto Raffo

Norberto Raffo

Raffo at Atlanta in 1969
Personal information
Full nameNorberto Santiago Raffo
Date of birth27 April 1939
Place of birthArgentina
Date of death16 December 2008 (aged 69)
Place of deathAvellaneda
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1953–1957Club Atlético Independiente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1960Independiente48(15)
1961–1966Banfield180(68)
1967–1968Racing Club40(11)
1969–1970Atlanta29(9)
1971América de Cali20[1](10)
1972Lanús
1973Huachipato
1974Altos Hornos Zapla
National team
?Argentina?(?)
Teams managed
1975Lanús
1976Argentino de Quilmes
1977Banfield
1978–1979El Porvenir
1979–1980Lanús
1980Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
1981Altos Hornos Zapla
1987–1996Lanús Youth
1996–1998Talleres (RE)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Norberto Raffo (27 April 1939 – 16 December 2008[2]) was an Argentine football striker. He was born 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 second highest total ever achieved in a single Copa Libertadores season.

Playing career

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

He is best remembered by the fans of Banfield for scoring 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.

Titles

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

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.

References

  1. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45488/Norberto_Raffo.html
  2. Adiós al Toro Raffo, un gran goleador de Banfield y Racing in La Nación (Spanish)

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