 Gandulla when playing for Boca Juniors in 1940. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo José Gandulla | ||
| Date of birth | (1916-03-01)March 1, 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | July 6, 1999(1999-07-06) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1940 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953 | Defensores de Belgrano | ||
| 1957–1958 | Boca Juniors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bernardo José Gandulla, better known as Bernardo Gandulla (March 1, 1916 – July 6, 1999) was an Argentine football forward and head coach. He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems.
Career
Playing career
Born in Buenos Aires, Bernardo Gandulla defended Ferro Carril Oeste from 1934 to 1939. He moved to Brazilian club Vasco in 1939, but played few games for the team. Gandulla returned to Argentina in 1940 to play for Boca Juniors. He played 57 Argentine Primera División games and scored 26 goals for the club, winning the competition in 1940 and 1943. He returned to Ferro Carril Oeste in 1944, leaving the club in 1946. Gandulla played for Atlanta from 1947 to 1948.
Coaching career
Gandulla was Defensores de Belgrano's head coach in 1953, winning the Primera División C in that season. He was Boca Juniors' head coach from 1957 to 1958.
Ball boy
He is well known in Brazil as his surname originated the term used in the country for the ball boy, which is gandula. 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.
Titles
Player
Head coach
- Primera C: 1953
References
- "Bernardo Gandulla". worldfootball.net. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Gandulla" (in Portuguese). O Historiador. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Bernardo Gandulla at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1916 births
- 1999 deaths
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Atlanta footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Defensores de Belgrano managers
- Boca Juniors managers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen