Ángel Segundo Médici (20 December 1897 – 9 August 1971) was an

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defender who represented the

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on 34 occasions between 1922 and 1928.

Playing career

Médici started his career playing for

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and then moved to

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. In 1922 he joined

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and made his first appearance for the Argentina national team. During his time with the club, Boca Juniors won four league titles and a number of minor cup competitions. Médici appeared in five

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squads for Argentina between 1922 and 1926. He was part of the winning team in

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. In 1928 he was a member of the Argentine team which won the silver medal in the 1928 Olympic football tournament.

Club titles

International title

Managerial career

Médici went on to become a football manager, working as the coach of

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amongst others.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Medici, Angel 1897 births 1971 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Boca Juniors footballers Argentine Primera División players Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Argentina men's international footballers Argentine football managers Olympic medalists in football Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders