Bernardo Gandulla
 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 6, 1999 (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)[1] was an Argentine football forward and head coach.[2] He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems.[2]
Career[edit]
Playing career[edit]
Born in Buenos Aires,[3] Bernardo Gandulla defended Ferro Carril Oeste from 1934 to 1939.[2] He moved to Brazilian club Vasco in 1939, but played few games for the team.[2] Gandulla returned to Argentina in 1940 to play for Boca Juniors.[2] He played 57 Argentine 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 for Atlanta from 1947 to 1948.[3]
Coaching career[edit]
Gandulla was Defensores de Belgrano's head coach in 1953, winning the Primera División C in that season.[4] He was Boca Juniors' head coach from 1957 to 1958.[2]
Ball boy[edit]
He is well known in Brazil as his surname originated the term used in the country for the ball boy, which is gandula.[2] 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.[5]
Titles[edit]
Player[edit]
Head coach[edit]
- Primera C: 1953
References[edit]
- ^ "Bernardo Gandulla". worldfootball.net. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gandulla" (in Portuguese). O Historiador. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "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[edit]
Media related to Bernardo Gandulla at Wikimedia Commons
- 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