Roberto Ferreiro

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Roberto Ferreiro

|image = Roberto Ferreiro (1972).jpg

|image_size = 150

|caption = Ferreiro in 1972.

|fullname = Roberto Oscar Ferreiro

|birth_date = {{birth date|1935|4|25|df=y}}

|birth_place = Avellaneda, Argentina

|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|4|20|1935|4|25|df=y}}

|death_place =

|height = {{height|m=1.76}}

|position = Right-back

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1958–1968

|clubs1 = Independiente

|caps1 = 241

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1968–1970

|clubs2 = River Plate

|caps2 = 86

|goals2 = 0

|totalcaps = 327

|totalgoals = 0

|nationalyears1 = 1962–1966

|nationalteam1 = Argentina

|nationalcaps1 = 18

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|manageryears1 = 1973–1974

|managerclubs1 = Independiente

}}

Roberto Oscar Ferreiro (25 April 1935 – 20 April 2017) was an Argentine professional football player and manager who played as a defender.

Playing career

Ferreiro played club football for Independiente and River Plate.{{NFT player|pid=45497|accessdate=20 April 2017}}[http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ROBERTO-OSCAR-FERREIRO-897.html BDFA profile]

He earned 18 caps for the Argentina national team between 1962 and 1966.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player Ferreiro went on to become a manager, taking charge at Independiente in the 1970s. He led the team to a number of championships, including the 1973 Intercontinental Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyotacoach.html Intercontinental Cup winning managers] at rsssf and Copa Libertadores 1974.[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalibcoach.html Copa Libertadores winning coaches] at rsssf

Later life and death

He died on 20 April 2017, at the age of 81.{{cite web |url=http://www.elintransigente.com/deportes/futbol/2017/4/20/dolor-independiente-fallecio-roberto-pipo-ferreiro-432778.html |title=Dolor en Independiente: Falleció Roberto "Pipo" Ferreiro - el Intransigente |website=www.elintransigente.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420233612/http://www.elintransigente.com/deportes/futbol/2017/4/20/dolor-independiente-fallecio-roberto-pipo-ferreiro-432778.html |archive-date=2017-04-20}}