Miguel Mori

Miguel Mori
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Mori
Date of birth (1943-05-17)17 May 1943
Place of birth Baradero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 13 April 2009(2009-04-13) (aged 65)
Place of death Baradero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Independiente 14 (2)
1966–1968 Racing Club 73 (4)
1969 Newell's Old Boys 11 (0)
1970 Audax Italiano 7 (0)
International career
1964 Argentina Olympic 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel Mori (17 May 1943 – 13 April 2009) was an Argentine footballer who played for both Independiente and Racing Club.

Career

He won the Copa Libertadores three times, first lifting the trophy with Independiente in 1964 and 1965, and then for rivals Racing Club in 1967. With the latter team, Mori also won the Intercontinental Cup, defeating the Scottish side Celtic.[1] During his time at Racing, the club went on an unbeaten run of 39 consecutive domestic matches, a record not broken until 1999. Miguel Mori left to play in Chile with Audax Italiano in 1970,[2][3] but was forced to retire following a serious ligament injury.[4] He never won a full cap for Argentina, but played for a representative side at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Personal life and death

Mori was nicknamed La Chancha. He was honored as a distinguished citizen of Baradero.[1][6]

On retiring from football, Mori went on to run a bakery in Baradero. He died in hospital in 2009 following complications after receiving open heart surgery.[4][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ídolos: Miguel Ángel Mori". Racing Club (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Miguel Mori (Chancha), jugador de Audax Italiano". AudaxItaliano.app (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Audax Italiano 1970 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Miguel Mori". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "XVIII. Olympiad Tokyo 1964 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Un alma de la gran Academia dijo adiós". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 14 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2026.


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