Américo Jorge Ramón Spedaletti González (24 September 1947 – 10 June 2022) was an Argentine naturalized Chilean football player and manager who played as a forward for various clubs in both Argentina and Chile.[1]

Jorge Spedaletti
Personal information
Full name Américo Jorge Ramón Spedaletti González
Date of birth (1947-09-24)24 September 1947
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Date of death 10 June 2022(2022-06-10) (aged 74)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Rosario Morning Star
Newell's Old Boys
Gimnasia LP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Gimnasia LP
1968 Godoy Cruz
1969–1973 Universidad de Chile
1974–1975 Unión Española
1976–1977 Everton
1978 Universidad de Chile
1979 Everton
1980 Deportes Concepción
1981 Everton
1982 Deportes Antofagasta
International career
1975–1977 Chile 5 (0)
Managerial career
1990 Deportes Concepción (assistant)
1991 Cobreloa (assistant)
1992 Palestino (assistant)
1993–1998 Unión Española (youth)
1996 Unión Española (caretaker)
2001 Cristo Salva
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Born in Argentina, he became a naturalized Chilean in 1974[2] and represented Chile national team from 1975 to 1977, making five appearances.[3]

Personal life

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After his retirement as a professional footballer, he returned to Argentina and worked as a taxi driver until the end of the 1980s.[2]

On 6 October 2002, he suffered a serious TBI after falling from the third floor of the building where he lived due to forgetting his keys. Unión Española and Universidad de Chile collected money for his recovery by playing a match. He left the hospital on November of the same year.[2]

He died due to multiple health issues on 10 June 2022.[4]

Honours

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Gimnasia LP
Godoy Cruz
Universidad de Chile
Unión Española
  • Chilean Primera División: 1975
Everton
  • Chilean Primera División: 1976

References

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  1. ^ "Jorge Spedaletti". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Muñoz Scarpa, Mariano (10 June 2022). "Luto en el fútbol: Murió Jorge Américo Spedaletti". MiSurDeportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Jorge Spedaletti". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Fallece Jorge Américo Spedaletti" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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