Full name Juan Jose Ferraro Place of birth Argentina Years Team Role Footballer | Date of birth September 5, 1923 Playing position Name Juan Ferraro Died November 18, 1973 | |
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Date of death November 18, 1973(1973-11-18) (aged 50) | ||
Juan Jose Ferraro (September 5, 1923 – November 18, 1973) was an Argentine footballer. He played mostly in his country for Velez Sarsfield, scoring 111 goals in 238 games with the team in the Argentine Primera Division, and a total of 157 goals in 303 games (counting second division matches). Ferraro is the second top scorer in the club's history, behind Carlos Bianchi (who has 206 goals).
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Club
Ferraro completed his youth career in Velez Sarsfield, and debuted with the team in the early 1940s. He holds the distinction of scoring the first goal in the Estadio Jose Amalfitani's history, in the inauguration friendly match that Velez drew with River Plate 2–2. With Velez, Ferraro played until 1949, helping the team return to the Argentine Primera Division in 1943 by winning the second division championship.
In 1949, Ferraro joined Boca Juniors, who was struggling to avoid relegation from the first division. Boca paid a $ 500,000 Argentine peso fee, a record for Velez at the time. The forward helped Boca avoid relegation, and stayed in the club until 1953, when he returned to Velez. In total, he played 323 games and scored 143 goals in the Argentine Primera Division with both clubs.
Towards the end of his career, he had his only experience outside Argentina, playing in Colombia for Independiente Santa Fe. There, he won the Colombian First Division in 1958.
National team
Ferraro played with the Argentine national team in the 1940s and 1950s, winning the 1945 South American Championship with his country.
Coaching career
After retiring in Independiente Santa Fe, Ferraro took up manager duties in the club. He also coached Velez Sarsfield in 1964.