Uruguay Gustavo Graffigna Banhoffer, also known as Uri Banhoffer or Yuri Banhoffer (14 January 1948 – 12 March 2021[1]), was a Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Chile, the Netherlands and the United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Uruguay Gustavo Graffigna Banhoffer | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 2021 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Quillota, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | El Tanque Sisley | ||
| 1968–1970 | San Luis | ||
| 1971 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1972 | Unión Española | ||
| 1973 | Pachuca | ||
| 1973 | Atlético Español | ||
| 1974 | Aviación | ||
| 1974–1975 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 38 | (21) |
| 1975–1979 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| 1979 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 1980–1983 | San Luis | ||
| 1984 | Iberia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, and Alzheimer's disease.
Career
editBorn in Montevideo, Uruguay, Graffigna moved to Chile in 1968 after playing for Defensor Sporting in his homeland.[2] He helped Unión San Felipe win the 1971 Primera División title and after a spell with Antofagasta, he moved to Mexico to play for C.F. Pachuca.[3]
Graffigna played two seasons in the NASL for the Los Angeles Aztecs and won the championship in 1974.[4] He next moved to the Netherlands where he joined Eerste Divisie club PEC Zwolle. Graffigna spent three seasons with PEC,[5] and had a goal disallowed as the club lost the 1976–77 KNVB Cup final to FC Twente.[6] In 1978 he clinched promotion to Holland's top level after winning the Eerste Divisie league title.[7] He left for Chile in 1979 after his father died there and to be close to his mother.[8]
Personal life
editHe naturalized Chilean in 2015, keeping the Uruguayan nationality.[9]
In 1968, he came to Chile to join Unión La Calera where his older brother, Pedro Graffigna,[10] played since 1966.[9]
References
edit- ^ A los 73 años falleció Uruguay Graffigna, ídolo de San Luis de Quillota Archived 14 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Leal, Patricio (5 July 2004). "Garra y talento futboleros" (in Spanish). El Mercurio de Valparaíso.
- ^ van Enckevort, John (28 October 2013). "Great seasons: Union San Felipe (Chile) 1971". Soccer Stories.
- ^ Levin, Dan (2 September 1974). "The penalty for success". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Banhoffer, opgewonden standje in Zwolle" (in Dutch). De Stentor. 6 July 2010.
- ^ "José Graffigna: Wereldburger en zoon van Yuri Banhoffer" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Yuri Banhoffer" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Yuri Banhoffer blijft voor altijd verbonden aan PEC Zwolle - De Stentor (in Dutch)
- ^ a b c Morales Salinas, Claudio (17 April 2015). "Uruguay Graffigna ya es chileno: el querido ex futbolista obtuvo la doble nacionalidad". SoyChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Pedro GRAFFIGNA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
External links
edit- Uri Banhoffer at North American Soccer League Players
- Uri Banhoffer at North American Soccer League