Pedro Marchetta

Pedro Marchetta

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Pedro Marchetta
Date of birth	(1942-04-13)13 April 1942
Place of birth	Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Date of death	7 April 2022(2022-04-07) (aged 79)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Racing
1964–1965	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1966	Los Andes
1969	Santiago Morning
1970	Deportivo Quito
1971	Ever Ready de Dolores
Managerial career
1983	Los Andes
1984	Racing de Córdoba
1985	Rosario Central
1986	Vélez Sarsfield
1986	Talleres de Córdoba
1987	Belgrano
1987–1988	Racing de Córdoba
1992–1993	Independiente
1994–1995	Rosario Central
1995	Racing
1996–1997	Belgrano
1998–1998	Los Andes
2001	Independiente Rivadavia
2002	Racing de Córdoba
2002–2003	Deportivo Quito
2004	Belgrano
2004–2005	Barcelona (ECU)
2006	General Paz Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Pedro Marchetta (13 April 1942 – 7 April 2022) was an Argentine professional football player and coach.

Playing career

Born in Lomas de Zamora, Marchetta began his football career with Racing, making his debut for them in 1962, and later playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Los Andes, Santiago Morning, Deportivo Quito and Ever Ready de Dolores. He retired from playing at the age of 30 and, having trained as a bookkeeper, began managing a hotel.

Coaching career

Marchetta began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Racing, before becoming manager of Los Andes in 1983. He later managed Racing de Córdoba, Rosario Central, Vélez Sarsfield, Talleres de Córdoba, Belgrano, Racing de Córdoba again, Independiente, Rosario Central again, Racing, Belgrano again, Los Andes again, Independiente Rivadavia, Racing de Córdoba again, Deportivo Quito, Belgrano again, Barcelona (ECU), and General Paz Juniors.