Óscar Coll Marengo (September 1, 1928, in

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, Argentina – 2001) was an Argentine

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who played as a forward for clubs of Argentina, Chile and Spain.

Career

Raised in Avellaneda, Coll was the youngest of seven children, and he and his two brothers would each become professional footballers. His oldest brother Andrés played for Club Atlético Independiente and

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, while Norberto played for River Plate and Union Espanola of Chile. Óscar began with

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's reserve team playing in the fourth division before joining the first team as a right-side attacker (an ''extremo derecha''). Next, Coll joined

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for three seasons before

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...

for the 1954–55 season. He would move to Spain after that season, joining

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. Coll died aged 73.

Teams

* River Plate 1948–1950 * Platense 1951–1953 * San Lorenzo 1954–1955 *

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1956–1961 *

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1962–1966

Honours

Universidad de Chile * Chilean Championship: 1962, 1964 and 1965

References

* 1928 births 2001 deaths Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentina men's international footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Footballers from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub