Bernardo Gandulla
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Gandulla when playing for Boca Juniors in 1940. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo José Gandulla | ||
| Date of birth | March 1, 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | July 7, 1999 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1939 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 1939 | Vasco | ||
| 1940–1943 | Boca Juniors | 57 | (26) |
| 1944–1946 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 1947–1948 | Atlanta | ||
| National team | |||
| 1940 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1953 | Defensores de Belgrano | ||
| 1957–1958 | Boca Juniors | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bernardo José Gandulla, better known as Bernardo Gandulla (March 1, 1916 – July 7, 1999), was an Argentine football forward and head coach.[1] He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems.[1]
Career
Playing career
Born in Buenos Aires,[2] Bernardo Gandulla defended Ferro Carril Oeste from 1934 to 1939.[1] He moved to Brazilian club Vasco in 1939, but played few games for the team.[1] Gandulla returned to Argentina in 1940 to play for Boca Juniors.[1] He played 57 Argentine Primera División games and scored 26 goals for the club, winning the competition in 1940 and in 1943.[1] He returned to Ferro Carril Oeste in 1944, leaving the club in 1946.[1] Gandulla played for Atlanta from 1947 to 1948.[2]
Coaching career
Gandulla was Defensores de Belgrano's head coach in 1953, winning the Primera División C in that season.[3] He was Boca Juniors' head coach from 1957 to 1958.[1]
Ball boy
He is well known in Brazil as his surname originated the term used in the country for ball boy, which is gandula.[1] Gandulla was part of Vasco's squad, but as he spent most of his time on the bench, he retrieved the balls during the games of his club.[4]
Titles
Player
Head coach
- Primera C: 1953
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Gandulla" (in Portuguese). O Historiador. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- 1 2 "Gandulla fue crack y maestro de promesas" (in Spanish). La Nación. July 7, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Argentina – Coaches of Championship Teams – Third Level". RSSSF. June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ↑ Vickery, Tim (December 6, 2004). "Tevez – An Argentine in Brazil". BBC. Retrieved March 2, 2011.