Federico Vairo
Federico Vairo Moramarco Angellastre (January 27, 1930 – December 7, 2010) was an Argentine football defender who won three consecutive league titles with River Plate and represented Argentina at the 1958 World Cup.[1]
 Vairo during his run on River Plate | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 27, 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | December 7, 2010 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1954 | Rosario Central | 100 | (?) |
| 1955–1959 | River Plate | 97 | (3) |
| 1960–1966 | O'Higgins | ? | (?) |
| 1967 | Deportivo Cali | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1955–1958 | Argentina | 41 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007 | |||
His younger brother Juan Apolonio Vairo Moramarco also played football professionally, including one season for Juventus F.C..
Club career
Vairo started his career at Rosario Central in his home city in 1947, he played for the club for 8 seasons before moving to Buenos Aires to play for River Plate. River won three consecutive league titles between 1955 and 1957.
Vairo played for the Argentine National team at the World Cup held in Sweden in 1958. At one time he was the player with the most games played for the national team. His record was not broken until the 1990s.
In 1960 Vairo joined Chilean O'Higgins. His first three seasons with the club resulted in mid-table finishes, but the 1963 campaign saw the club relegated, finishing 18th and last in the table.
1964 saw O'Higgins' successful return to the Primera División de Chile by winning the Chilean Second Division title, the only title in the club's history. In 1965 Vairo dedicated his life to the little leagues as coach with Club Atlético River Plate, where he was in charge of training and turning amateurs to professionals who later played first division football.
1999–2010, Club Atlético River Plate hired him to scout junior players from the Santa Fe Province.
In 2005, he was given an award at the 50th anniversary party of O'Higgins.[2]
International career
Between 1955 and 1958 Vairo played 41 games for the Argentina national football team. He helped Argentina to win the 1957 Copa America championship and represented Argentina at the 1958 World Cup.
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Argentina | Copa America |
Death
On December 7, 2010, Federico Vairo died in a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from stomach cancer. He is survived by his brother Juan Vairo, his wife Marta, and his three children, Graciela, Daniel, and Claudia.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
References
- "Argentina 1958 World Cup squad". rsssf. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Video on YouTube
- "Se nos fue Don Federico Vairo |". Filialgigante.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- "Murió Federico Vairo, gloria de Rosario Central de los 50". Rosario3.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- "Murió Federico Vairo, gloria del fútbol argentino". Clarin.com. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- "Falleció Federico Vairo, histórico defensor - River Plate - La Pagina Millonaria - Sitio 100% No Oficial". River Plate. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- Nombre (requerido). "Murió el futbolista Federico Vairo". La Razon. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2010-12-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
