Ernesto Grillo (1 October 1929 – 18 June 1998) was an Argentine

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who played as a

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for Independiente and

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in Argentina, as well as

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in Italy. He also represented the Argentina national team. He is included in the

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Hall of Fame. He became a legend when playing for Argentina scored the goal against

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which beat 3–1 in 1953."El gol de Grillo a los ingleses y el día del futbolista", Terra Deportes
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Biography

After learning his trade in the youth teams of River Plate and Independiente Grillo started his professional playing career in 1949 with Independiente. The highlight of Grillo's career came on 14 May 1953 in a match versus

, when he scored a legendary goal for

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. That was the second time England arrived to South America after the

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held in Brazil and the team had remained unbeaten until the match which played at River Plate. That goal instituted the 14 May as "Argentine Footballer's Day". In 1955, Grillo was part of the national squad that won the

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. In 1957, he moved to Italy where he won the 1958–59

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championship with

. He returned to Argentina in 1960 to play for

, where he played 101 matches and scored 11 goals in all competitions and won three league titles in 1962, 1964 and 1965. Grillo finished his career as an active player 1966 when he was 37. Four years later he began his career as coach of Boca Juniors' youth divisions. Some players coached by Grillo during their first years were

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, Hugo Perotti,

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and

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amongst others. Grillo worked there until 31 December 1986 when the club decided not to continue working with him. In 1997, he went into depression and finally died on 18 June 1998."Murió Ernesto Grillo, una leyenda del fútbol"
''Clarín'', 19 June 1998

References

External links

*
RedArgentina.com

Entry in the AFA Hall of Fame
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grillo, Ernesto 1929 births 1998 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Boca Juniors footballers A.C. Milan players Argentine football managers Boca Juniors managers Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Copa América-winning players Association football midfielders