Santiago Vernazza

Vernazza in the late 1940s

Júlio Carlos Santiago "Ghito" Vernazza (September 23, 1928 – November 12, 2017) was a former Argentine footballer. He was a forward who played for Platense and River Plate until 1956, when he moved to Italy and signed for newly promoted Serie A club Palermo.

He was born in Buenos Aires.

In 1960/1961, Vernazza played for AC Milan, where he obtained a second place. In 1961/1962, he moved to Vicenza, where he played two seasons before retiring in 1963 at the age of 35.^[1]

Vernazza died in Buenos Aires on November 12, 2017 at the age of 89.^[2]

References

1. "PREMIATO GHITO VERNAZZA" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-28.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Santiago Vernazza: el adiós a una gloria de River y de Platense (in Spanish)

Other websites

• Argentine players in Italy at rsssf
• (in Spanish) Platense profile Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine