Juan Carlos Morrone

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Juan Carlos Morrone
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-02-05) 5 February 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19581960 Platense ? (46)
19601964 Lazio 114 (32)
19641966 Fiorentina 61 (13)
19661971 Lazio 125 (16)
19711973 Foggia 43 (4)
19731975 Avellino 26 (0)
Managerial career
1983 Lazio
1998–1999 Catanzaro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Morrone also known as Giancarlo Morrone (born 5 February 1941) is an Argentine retired footballer and manager.

Career

Morrone played for Platense in his native Argentina, before moving to Lazio in Italy, following an impressive game-to-goal ratio in the Argentine football. Morrone played for Lazio in nine seasons overall, scoring 48 league goals for the club. He also had a stint in Fiorentina in the mid-1960s, before returning to Lazio once more. [1]

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References

  1. "Juan Carlos Morrone". worldfootball.net. Heimspiel Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2010.