The former coach of
Adrogué Brown
,
Vicente Cristófano
, passed away this Thursday, at the age of 68,
coronavirus victim
, according to the club from the south of Greater Buenos Aires, which participates in the First National.
Cristófano was a coach closely linked to Brown de Adrogué, with whom he won the title in the 1999/2000 season, although he could not get promoted to National B as the champion agreed by regulation to the semifinals of a Reduced in which he was eliminated by Sarmiento de Junín. That achievement would be achieved years later with the current “tricolor” coach, Pablo Vicó.
Following Cristófano’s death, Adrigué’s club, represented by its president, Adrián Vairo, issued a message of condolence on their social networks.
It is with deep sorrow that we report the death of Vicente Cristófano, who was hospitalized with a coronavirus condition, and CA Brown sends his condolences to family and friends of Vicente, a person who left his mark on the institution.
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& – CA Brown de Adrogué [R] (@CABrown_Oficial)
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“It is with deep pain that we report the death of Vicente Cristófano, who was hospitalized with a coronavirus condition. Club Atlético Brown sends its condolences to family and friends of Vicente, a person who left his mark on the institution,” said the statement. broadcast on the social network Twitter.
Cristófano was hospitalized after having tested positive for Covid-19 and the news had a lot of repercussion on the networks, where fans, managers and former Brown players paid tribute to him with an infinite number of messages to who was also a member of the club he attended to encourage the soccer first team.
The historic Gastón Grecco, Adrián Zen Bonacorsi and Eduardo Scalenghe were part of the squad that obtained the title after “endless” 42 days, the latter two now Vicó’s field assistants.
His colleague Ricardo Caruso Lombardi recalled it like this: “Another bad news for DTs, another great guy who is leaving us, a very good person and an excellent professional, what a shame, shit disease that took you to heaven, my condolences and of all Coaches from all over the country, I embrace his family. Until always Vicente Cristófano “.
“It is news that hit us all very hard, Vicente was highly respected at Brown and always remained linked to the club. Although he gave us a hand on more than one opportunity as a coach, that team from the 1999/2000 season stayed in the story because it was very offensive, “recalled Brown’s vice president, Martín Camarero.
Source: Télam
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