Federico Jorge Sacchi (4 September 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Argentine

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who played as a

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. He made 15 appearances for the Argentina national team between 1960 and 1965. He is included in the

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Hall of Fame.

Club career

Sacchi started his career with

Tiro Federal Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino (mostly known just as Tiro Federal or Tiro Federal de Rosario) is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team currently fun plays in Torneo Argentino A, the third divis ...

. In 1958 he was signed by

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

. Sacchi joined

Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club de Avellaneda, officially known as Racing Club or shortened to just Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered o ...

in 1961 and was part of the team that won the

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in his first season with the club. He joined Boca Juniors in 1965 and won another league title in his debut season with the club. In 1967, he joined Sporting Cristal of Peru.

International career

Sacchi played 15 times for the Argentina national team, scoring one goal. He was a member of the Argentina squad for the

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Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Sacchi became a football coach, he worked as assistant to

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and managed several lower league teams in his own right, including Tigre and

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. He also worked as a youth team coach at Racing Club and

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Death

Federico Sacchi died on 7 November 2023, at the age of 87.

Honours

Racing Club *

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: 1961 Boca Juniors * Primera División Argentina: 1965

References

External links

AFA Hall of Fame entry
1936 births 2023 deaths Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentina men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players Newell's Old Boys footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Boca Juniors footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Argentine football managers San Martín de Tucumán managers Club Atlético Tigre managers {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub