Roberto Depietri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Andrés Depietri | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Río Negro, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 2021 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | Olimpo | 184 | (98) |
| 1989–1990 | Gimnasia (LP) | 35 | (11) |
| 1990–1994 | Toluca | 118 | (30) |
| 1994–1995 | Talleres | 11 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | U.N.A.M. | 21 | (6) |
| 1996 | Unión de Santa Fe | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Olimpo | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 372 | (145) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roberto Andrés Depietri (10 October 1965 – 4 June 2021) was an Argentine footballer and representative of players who was mostly distinguished in his career playing for the Bahía Blanca Club Olimpo. He was an attacking midfielder and sometimes a winger. Between 2017 and 2018, he was secretary of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata[1] and also represented international player Rodrigo Palacio.[2]
Career
[edit]Depietri was born in Darwin, Río Negro in 1965.[3]
Depietri played in both his native Argentina and Mexico, playing in Argentina mostly for Club Olimpo of Bahía Blanca and Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. Between 1994 and 1995 he also played for Talleres de Córdoba and briefly in 1996 for Unión de Santa Fe before retiring in Club Olimpo in 1997.[4] In Mexico, Depietri played for Deportivo Toluca for four years between 1990 and 1994 and Club Universidad Nacional between 1995 and 1996.[5]
Death
[edit]Depietri contracted COVID-19 in May 2021, and died from the disease on 4 June 2021, aged 55, in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profundo dolor por el fallecimiento de Roberto Depietri" (in Spanish). Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Falleció Roberto Depietri, uno que jugaba con galera y bastón". www.frenteacano.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Se fue otro gran "10" del fútbol argentino: Roberto Depietri". La Nueva (in Spanish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Murió Roberto Depietri, exfutbolista de Olimpo y de Gimnasia". Deportes Diario el Tiempo (in Spanish). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Murió Roberto Depietri, icónico jugador de Toluca y Pumas, por COVID-19". Infobae (in Spanish). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- 1965 births
- 2021 deaths
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club Olimpo footballers
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- Unión de Santa Fe footballers
- Footballers from Río Negro Province
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina