Jorge Spedaletti
# Jorge Spedaletti

Américo Jorge Ramón Spedaletti González (24 September 1947 – 10 June 2022) was an Argentine naturalized Chilean football player and manager who played as a forward for various clubs in both Argentina and Chile.

## International career

Born in Argentina, he became a naturalized Chilean in 1974 and represented Chile national team from 1975 to 1977, making five appearances.

## Personal life

After his retirement as a professional footballer, he returned to Argentina and worked as a taxi driver until the end of the 1980s.

On 6 October 2002, he suffered a serious TBI after falling from the third floor of the building where he lived due to forgetting his keys. Unión Española and Universidad de Chile collected money for his recovery by playing a match. He left the hospital on November of the same year.

He died due to multiple health issues on 10 June 2022.

## Honours

### Gimnasia LP

* Torneo Promocional: 1967

### Godoy Cruz

* Liga Mendocina de Fútbol: 1968

### Universidad de Chile

* Chilean Primera División: 1969
* Torneo Metropolitano de Chile: 1969
* Copa Francisco Candelori: 1969

### Unión Española

* Chilean Primera División: 1975

### Everton

* Chilean Primera División: 1976
