Claudio Vacca
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Vacca pictured in 1946.
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| Full name | Claudio Vacca | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 1915 | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Huracán | (0) | ||
| Boca Juniors | (0) | ||
| Defensor Sporting | (0) | ||
| Total | (0) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Claudio Vacca (October 24, 1915 - January 28, 1995) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played most of his career at Boca Juniors.
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Career
Having started his career in Huracán, Vacca went to Boca Juniors after the departure of Juan Yustrich who had been sold to Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata due to a legal conflict with the club managers. Vacca was acquired by Boca Juniors along with other goalkeeper, Juan Estrada, who was chosen by the coach for the starting the line-up leaving Vacca as the substitute goalkeeper.
In 1943, after a failed performance of Estrada during a match, Vacca had the opportunity to play in the starting line-up, which him would never leave until he finished his tenure in Boca Juniors.[1]
Apart from winning 6 titles with Boca Juniors, Vacca also played for the Argentina national football team 7 times, receiving 12 goals. His debut with the national team was on December 16, 1945 facing Brazil, a match that Argentina won 4-3.[2]
Vacca later continued his career in the Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting where became manager in 1954 and later in 1959 was named coach of the team.[2]
Titles
Club
- Primera División (2): 1943, 1944
- Copa Ibarguren (2): 1940, 1944
- Copa de Competencia Británica (1): 1946
- Copa Escobar-Gerona (1): 1946
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