Óscar Coll

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coll and the second or maternal family name is Marengo.

Óscar Coll

Oscar Coll (River)
Personal information
Full name	Óscar Coll Marengo
Date of birth	(1928-09-01)September 1, 1928
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	2001
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948-1950	River Plate	24	(7)
1951-1953	Platense	83	(50)
1954-1955	San Lorenzo	45	(17)
1956-1961	Espanyol	91	(36)
1962-1966	Universidad de Chile	72	(31)
Total		315	(141)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Óscar Coll Marengo (September 1, 1928, in Buenos Aires, Argentina – 2001) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward for clubs of Argentina, Chile and Spain.

Career

Raised in Avellaneda, Coll was the youngest of seven children, and he and his two brothers would each become professional footballers. His oldest brother Andrés played for Club Atlético Independiente and Racing Club de Avellaneda, while Norberto played for River Plate and Union Espanola of Chile. Óscar began with Club Atlético River Plate's reserve team playing in the fourth division before joining the first team as a right-side attacker (an extremo derecha).

Next, Coll joined Club Atlético Platense for three seasons before San Lorenzo de Almagro for the 1954–55 season. He would move to Spain after that season, joining RCD Espanyol.

Coll died aged 73.

Teams

• River Plate 1948–1950
• Platense 1951–1953
• San Lorenzo 1954–1955
• Espanyol 1956–1961
• Universidad de Chile 1962–1966

Honours

Universidad de Chile

• Chilean Championship: 1962, 1964 and 1965

References

• Óscar Coll at BDFA (in Spanish)