Rodolfo Joaquin Micheli (24 April 1930 – 27 December 2022) was an Argentine

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who played as a

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. He was the topscorer of the

1955 South American Championship The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tourn ...

Club career

Micheli started his professional playing career with Argentino de Quilmes in 1950. He returned to Independiente in 1952, where he played 147 games for the club scoring 52 goals. In 1958 he joined River Plate but only played 2 games for the club before moving on to Club Atlético Huracán in 1959. Micheli joined

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n side

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in 1960, but he soon returned to Argentina where he played for Club Atlético Platense. In 1964 as player and Manager of Colegiales and in 1965 he joined Juventud Unida de San Miguel.

International career

Micheli played for Argentina 13 times between 1953 and 1956 scoring 10 goals. 8 of his goals came in the Copa América 1955, where he was the top-scorer, helping

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to win the championship.

Managerial career

Micheli had been working as the coach of the

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ladies team.

Personal life and death

Micheli died on 28 December 2022, at the age of 92.

Honours

Argentina *

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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

References

External links

Los Andes (Femenino) manager profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Micheli, Rodolfo 1930 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine footballers Association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Millonarios F.C. players Club Atlético Platense footballers Argentina international footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Copa América-winning players