Ángel Berni

Ángel Antonio Berni Gómez (9 January 1931 – 24 November 2017) was a football striker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Berni and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Ángel Berni
Berni playing for San Lorenzo in 1955
Personal information
Full name Ángel Antonio Berni Gómez
Date of birth (1931-01-09)9 January 1931
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 24 November 2017(2017-11-24) (aged 86)
Place of death Asunción
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1945–1949 Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1951 Olimpia Asunción ? (?)
1951–1952 Boca de Cali[1] 42 (26)
1953–1959 San Lorenzo 71 (29)
1959 Gimnasia LP 14 (6)
1960–1964 Real Betis ? (?)
National team
1950–? Paraguay ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Berni started his career at the youth divisions of Olimpia Asunción in 1945, and in 1949 he made the debut for Olimpia's first team. In 1951 he was transferred to Boca Juniors de Cali and later on played for Argentine clubs San Lorenzo de Almagro (where he became the top scorer for the 1954 season with 29 goals) and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. His last club was Real Betis of Spain.

At the national team level, Berni was part of the Paraguay squad at the 1950 World Cup and also competed in the 1953 Copa América tournament which was won by Paraguay.

References
  1. Boca Juniors de Cali statistics @ Golgolgol.net


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