Norberto Yácono
 Yácono in 1942. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1938-1953 | River Plate | 393 | (0) |
| 1953-1958 | América | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1940s-1951 | Argentina | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2008. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Norberto Yácono (8 January 1919 – November 1985) was an Argentine footballer defender who won six Argentine league championships with River Plate. He was born in Buenos Aires.
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.
Titles
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  River Plate | Primera División Argentina |
| 1942 | River Plate | Primera División Argentina |
| 1945 | River Plate | Primera División Argentina |
| 1947 | Argentina | Copa América |
| 1947 | River Plate | Primera División Argentina |
| 1952 | River Plate | Primera División Argentina |
| 1953 | River Plate | Primera División Argentina |
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. After he immigrated to the USA and lived in New Jersey, he was still very active with soccer and became the coach for Iberia Airlines of Spain in the New York Airlines Soccer League, which does not exist any more . That was in the early 70s. His knowledge and passion for soccer helped the team to win the championship in 1973. Through the efforts of Norberto Yacono, Iberia Airlines was able to incorporate in the team recently retired players from Argentina, such as Norberto Troilo and Guillermo Heredia. His son, "Pichi", also played for the team that winning year.
References
- ↑ River Plate statistics (Spanish)
- ↑ Copa América 1947 squads at rsssf
External links
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)
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