Norberto Raffo

Raffo at Atlanta in 1969
Personal information
Full name	Norberto Santiago Raffo
Date of birth	27 April 1939
Place of birth	Argentina
Date of death	16 December 2008 (aged 69)
Place of death	Avellaneda
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1953–1957	Club Atlético Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Independiente	48	(15)
1961–1966	Banfield	180	(68)
1967–1968	Racing Club	40	(11)
1969–1970	Atlanta	29	(9)
1971	América de Cali	20[1]	(10)
1972	Lanús
1973	Huachipato
1974	Altos Hornos Zapla
International career
1965–1967	Argentina	4	(0)
Managerial career
1975	Lanús
1976	Argentino de Quilmes
1977	Banfield
1978–1979	El Porvenir
1979–1980	Lanús
1980	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
1981	Altos Hornos Zapla
1987–1996	Lanús Youth
1996–1998	Talleres (RE)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norberto Raffo (27 April 1939 – 16 December 2008^[2]) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in the city of Avellaneda in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He was the Copa Libertadores de América Topscorer in Copa Libertadores 1967 with 14 goals for eventual champions Racing Club, the third highest total ever achieved in a single Copa Libertadores season.

Playing career

Raffo played for both of the Avellaneda giants Independiente and Racing Club winning major titles with both teams.

He is best remembered by the fans of Banfield for scoring 68 goals in 180 games for the club between 1960 and 1966, making him the 3rd top scorer in the club's history.

Raffo also played for Atlanta, Lanús, Altos Hornos Zapla in Argentina, Huachipato in Chile and América de Cali in Colombia.

Titles

Managerial career

Raffo went on to manage several Argentine clubs, most notably Lanús on several occasions and Banfield. His other clubs included Argentino de Quilmes, El Porvenir, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Altos Hornos Zapla and Talleres (RE).

Raffo also had a long spell in charge of the Lanús youth team, between 1987 and 1996.