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Bernardo José Gandulla, better known as Bernardo Gandulla (March 1, 1916 – July 6, 1999)[1] was an Argentine football forward and head coach.[2] He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems.[2]

Career

Playing career

Born in Buenos Aires,[3] Bernardo Gandulla defended Ferro Carril Oeste from 1934 to 1939.[2] He moved to Brazilian club Vasco in 1939, but played few games for the team.[2] Gandulla returned to Argentina in 1940 to play for Boca Juniors.[2] He played 57 Argentine Primera División games and scored 26 goals for the club, winning the competition in 1940 and 1943.[2] He returned to Ferro Carril Oeste in 1944, leaving the club in 1946.[2] Gandulla played for Atlanta from 1947 to 1948.[3]

Coaching career

Gandulla was Defensores de Belgrano's head coach in 1953, winning the Primera División C in that season.[4] He was Boca Juniors' head coach from 1957 to 1958.[2]

Ball boy

He is well known in Brazil as his surname originated the term used in the country for the ball boy, which is gandula.[2] Gandulla was part of Vasco's squad, but as he spent most of his time on the bench, he retrieved the balls during the games of his club.[5]

Titles

Player

Boca Juniors

Head coach

Defensores de Belgrano

References

  1. ^ "Bernardo Gandulla". worldfootball.net. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gandulla" (in Portuguese). O Historiador. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Gandulla fue crack y maestro de promesas" (in Spanish). La Nación. July 7, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "Argentina – Coaches of Championship Teams – Third Level". RSSSF. June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  5. ^ Vickery, Tim (December 6, 2004). "Tevez – An Argentine in Brazil". BBC. Retrieved March 2, 2011.

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