Ángel Médici
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ángel Médici
| image = Angel Medici.jpg
| fullname = Ángel Segundo Médici
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1897|12|20}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
| death_date = 9 August 1971 (Aged 73)
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = ?
| years2 = ?–1921
| years3 = 1922–1931
| clubs1 = San Telmo
| clubs2 = Atlanta
| clubs3 = Boca Juniors
| caps1 = ?
| caps2 = ?
| caps3 = 173
| goals1 = ?
| goals2 = ?
| goals3 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1922–1928
| nationalteam1 = Argentina
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = March 2008
}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's Football}}
{{MedalSilver| 1928 Amsterdam | Team Competition}}
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Ángel Segundo Médici (20 December 1897 – 9 August 1971) was an Argentine association football defender who represented the Argentina national football team on 34 occasions between 1922 and 1928.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/angel-medici/ |title=Ángel Médici |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=20 June 2021}}
Playing career
Médici started his career playing for San Telmo and then moved to Club Atlético Atlanta. In 1922 he joined Boca Juniors and made his first appearance for the Argentina national team. During his time with the club, Boca Juniors won four league titles and a number of minor cup competitions.
Médici appeared in five Copa América squads for Argentina between 1922 and 1926.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/arg-squad-sachamp.html rsssf: Argentina Copa América squads] He was part of the winning team in 1925.
In 1928 he was a member of the Argentine team which won the silver medal in the 1928 Olympic football tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23942 |title=Ángel Médici |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 September 2021}}
Club titles
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!Season !Team !Title | ||
1923 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1923 | Boca Juniors | Copa Ibarguren |
1924 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1924 | Boca Juniors | Copa Ibarguren |
1925 | Boca Juniors | Copa Competencia |
1926 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1926 | Boca Juniors | Copa Estímulo |
1930 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
International title
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!Season !Team !Title | ||
1925 | Argentina | Copa América |
Managerial career
Médici went on to become a football manager, working as the coach of Barracas Central amongst others.
References
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{{Argentina squad 1922 South American Championship}}
{{Argentina squad 1923 South American Championship}}
{{Argentina squad 1924 South American Championship}}
{{Argentina squad 1925 South American Championship}}
{{Argentina squad 1926 South American Championship}}
{{Argentina Squad 1928 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Club Atlético Atlanta footballers
Category:Boca Juniors footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Argentina
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Argentina
Category:Argentina men's international footballers
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics