Alberto Sainz Argentine footballer
Alberto Sainz
Full name
Alberto Sainz Date of birth
(1937-12-13 ) 13 December 1937 Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina Date of death
16 January 2016(2016-01-16) (aged 78)[ 1] Height
1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Position
Defender Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1958–1961
Argentinos Juniors
1962–1967
River Plate
1968–1969
San Lorenzo Mar de Plata
Argentina
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Alberto "Nicha" Sainz (13 December 1937 – 16 January 2016)[ 2]
was an Argentine association football player.
Sainz began his career in 1958 at Argentinos Juniors , where he played until 1961. In 1962 he moved to Club Atlético River Plate with whom he reached the final of the 1966 Copa Libertadores , where they lost to Uruguayan side C.A. Peñarol . He stayed at River Plate until 1967 and then moved to San Lorenzo from Mar de Plata in 1968 before retiring in 1969.
Sainz was member of the Argentina squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup , where Argentina were eliminated in the group stage. He appeared in groups stage matches against Bulgaria and Hungary.