Jorge Griffa

1935–2024 (age 89)

Biography

Jorge Bernardo Griffa Monferoni (7 May 1935 – 15 January 2024) was an Argentine footballer. A defender, he spent most of his career in Spain, playing mostly for Atlético Madrid, but after retiring, he decided to go back home to Newell's Old Boys and he began coaching its youth teams. Griffa was part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América in 1959.

Jorge Griffa died in Rosario on 15 January 2024, at the age of 88.

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