José Vicente Grecco (20 June 1929 in

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– 24 August 2008 in

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) was an

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player and manager.

Club career

Grecco began his playing career in 1948 with

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, he only played one game for the club a 3–1 defeat to Estudiantes de La Plata on 14 November 1948. He then went on to play for

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and

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in the

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. Grecco scored 55 goals in 107 matches for Unión. He also enjoyed success in Colombia with

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and Santa Fe. Grecco is Independiente Medellín's all-time leading goal scorer with 92 goals in 166 games, and he was the top goal scorer in the 1957

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with 30 goals.

Personal

Grecco died 24 August 2008 in Medellín.

References

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