Gregorio Bundio

Gregorio Bundio Nuñez (14 May 1928 − 7 March 2015) was a former football player and manager.

Gregorio Bundio
Personal information
Full name Gregorio Bundio Nuñez
Date of birth (1928-05-14)14 May 1928
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death 7 March 2015(2015-03-07) (aged 86)
Place of death Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19441951 Independiente
19511952 Palermo de Guatemala
19521953 Atlético Marte
19541955 Dragón
Teams managed
19551956 Dragón
19561957 Águila
19591960 Alianza
19611962 El Salvador
19651968 UES
19681970 El Salvador
Atlético Marte
Pulgarcito de América
1974 Negocios Internacionales
1970–1972 Adler
1974 Atlante San Alejo
FAS
1979–1980 Sonsonate
1980–1981 Juventud Retalteca
1982–1983 Sacachispas
Huinca Renancó
Ralicó
1979 Fuerte Aguilares
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicknamed Goyo, Bundio coached El Salvador from 1968–1970 and qualified them for their first ever FIFA World Cup Finals in 1970.[1]

Alianza

Gregorio Bundio was the first coach appointed by the newly formed club Alianza F.C. between 1959 and 1960.

In January 2011 he was given a pension for life by the National Assembly for his contribution to Salvadoran football.[2]

Personal

Gregorio Bundio son, Roberto Bundio, also was a footballer who played for Fuerte Aguilares and Águila in the Primera División, and Deportivo Armenio in Argentina.

Death

In the 7th of March, 2015 Bundio died at the age of 86 years old Hospital of San Rafael in Santa Tecla.

References

  1. Zelada Uceda, Víctor (2008-09-08). "El día que se tocó el cielo" (in Spanish). El Salvador.com. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  2. Asamblea concede pensiones vitalicias a Gregorio Bundio y a “Maquinita” Merlos - El Salvador Noticias.net (in Spanish)


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