Américo Jorge Ramón Spedaletti González (24 September 1947 – 10 June 2022) was an Argentine naturalized Chilean football player and manager who played as a forward for various clubs in both Argentina and Chile.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Américo Jorge Ramón Spedaletti González | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-09-24)24 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 2022(2022-06-10) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Morning Star | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Gimnasia LP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| 1968 | Godoy Cruz | ||
| 1969–1973 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1974–1975 | Unión Española | ||
| 1976–1977 | Everton | ||
| 1978 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1979 | Everton | ||
| 1980 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1981 | Everton | ||
| 1982 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Chile | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Deportes Concepción (assistant) | ||
| 1991 | Cobreloa (assistant) | ||
| 1992 | Palestino (assistant) | ||
| 1993–1998 | Unión Española (youth) | ||
| 1996 | Unión Española (caretaker) | ||
| 2001 | Cristo Salva | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Argentina, he became a naturalized Chilean in 1974[2] and represented Chile national team from 1975 to 1977, making five appearances.[3]
After his retirement as a professional footballer, he returned to Argentina and worked as a taxi driver until the end of the 1980s.[2]
On 6 October 2002, he suffered a serious TBI after falling from the third floor of the building where he lived due to forgetting his keys. Unión Española and Universidad de Chile collected money for his recovery by playing a match. He left the hospital on November of the same year.[2]
He died due to multiple health issues on 10 June 2022.[4]