Silvio Fogel

Silvio Fogel (July 8, 1949 – March 27, 2016) was an Argentine football player.[1]

Silvio Fogel
Fogel in 1972
Personal information
Full name Carlos Silvio Fogel
Date of birth (1949-07-08)July 8, 1949
Place of birth Corrientes, Argentina
Date of death March 27, 2016(2016-03-27) (aged 66)
Place of death Puebla
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 Rosario Central ?
1973–1974 Torreón (12)
1975–1983 Puebla (84)
1980–1981 Cruz Azul 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fogel started his professional career with the Argentine club Rosario Central in 1971. He transferred to Primera División de México side Club de Fútbol Torreón in 1973.[2] In 1974, he was transferred to Puebla FC,[3] where he is still remembered as one of the best foreign players ever to play with the club. From 1974-1980 he managed to score 84 goals, placing himself second in the all-time goal-scoring list, just 3 behind Ricardo Alvarez who scored 87.

After he retired he kept a close relation with the clubs, doing numerous jobs inside the institution. He played in numerous commemorative veterans' games with Puebla FC.[4]

Fogel lived in the city of Puebla, where he opened an Argentina restaurant. He died on March 27, 2016 due to a heart attack.[5]

Footnotes
  1. "Silvio Fogel statistics from WWW.BDFA.COM". Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  2. Rosas, Sergio Luis (17 February 2010). "Recuerdos del Ayer" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.
  3. Silvio Fogel – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
  4. "Puebla fc Vs America commemorative Veterans game". Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  5. "Falleció el legendario goleador de Puebla, Silvio Fógel, a los 66 años". ESPN.com.mx.
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