 Gandulla when playing forBoca Juniors in 1940. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo José Gandulla | ||
| Date of birth | (1916-03-01)1 March 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires,Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 6 July 1999(1999-07-06) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires,Argentina | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 asBernardo Gandulla (1 March 1916 – 6 July 1999)[1] was anArgentinefootballforward and head coach.[2] He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems.[2]
Born inBuenos Aires,[3] Bernardo Gandulla defendedFerro Carril Oeste from 1934 to 1939.[2] He moved to Brazilian clubVasco in 1939, but played few games for the team.[2] Gandulla returned to Argentina in 1940 to play forBoca Juniors.[2] He played 57Argentine Primera División games and scored 26 goals for the club, winning the competition in 1940 and 1943.[2] He returned to Ferro Carril Oeste in 1944, leaving the club in 1946.[2] Gandulla played forAtlanta from 1947 to 1948.[3]
Gandulla wasDefensores de Belgrano's head coach in 1953, winning thePrimera División C in that season.[4] He wasBoca Juniors' head coach from 1957 to 1958.[2]
He is well known in Brazil as his surname originated the term used in the country for theball boy, which is gandula.[2] Gandulla was part ofVasco's squad, but as he spent most of his time on the bench, he retrieved the balls during the games of his club.[5]
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