Ángel Médici

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| name = Ángel Médici

| image = Angel Medici.jpg

| fullname = Ángel Segundo Médici

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1897|12|20}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| death_date = 9 August 1971 (Aged 73)

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

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| 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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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

International title

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1925ArgentinaCopa América

Managerial career

Médici went on to become a football manager, working as the coach of Barracas Central amongst others.

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