Gerónimo Luis Saccardi Román (1 October 1949 – 4 May 2002) was an Argentine

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and manager.

Club career

Born

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

, Saccardi played the vast majority of his career with

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its footb ...

, appearing in 358 games in the Primera División and scoring 44 goals for his main club overall. From 1975 to 1979 Saccardi competed in Spain in representation of

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

, always in

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. After his second spell in Ferro (four seasons, ten in total) he later managed the team, first alongside

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then as head coach.

Death

Saccardi died on 4 May 2002 in

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. He was 52 years old.

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* * * 1949 births 2002 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Ferro Carril Oeste footballers La Liga players Hércules CF players Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Ferro Carril Oeste managers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy managers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires managers {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-stub