miguel angel convertedmember of the unforgettable banfield runner-up in the 1951 tournament, he died this Sunday at the age of 94 in the city of Mendoza. Cholo was born on February 5, 1928 in the southern city of Greater Buenos Aires and had settled in the capital Mendoza many years ago, where he headed several teams.
Convert was a right winger and made his First Division debut with Banfield in 1948. In 1951 he participated in a historic campaign. The Drill it equaled first place in the tournament with Racing and was the first time a small team had been on the verge of becoming champion since the beginning of pro in 1931. There were two playoff games at the old Gasometer. In the first they drew 0-0 and the second was won by Racing 1-0 with a goal by Atomic Mario Boye.
The colos he played for Banfield until 1955 and then moved to Fluminense in Brazil, where he shared a team with Tele Santana. He played there for two seasons and then returned to Argentina to play for Rosario Central in 1957.
A year later he began his coaching career at Almirante Brown, then Temperley, but in 1959 he took over from Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, a club that is currently playing for the second promotion to the First Division, and played his last games there, as well as to be the technical director.
In the province of good sun and good wine, he also directed Atlético Palmira, Huracán Las Heras, Andes Talleres, Atlético Argentino, Godoy Cruz and Independiente Rivadavia. He has been champion of the Mendoza championship five times, twice with Andes Talleres and Lepra and once with Tomba. He was also the manager of Banfield in 1984 and 1985.
As a player, he played 174 games for Banfield and scored 19 goals, while at Central he appeared in 13 games. In addition, he played 19 games with Fluminense.
In recent years he has been in charge of some football fields that he had with his son, also Miguel Angel – now coach of Banfield Seniors – until, due to his age, he could no longer drive alone. From before the pandemic he spent his days in a well-kept retirement home and was in good health until last Thursday. However, in the early hours of Sunday he suffered cardiac arrest.
Source: Clarin
