Rodolfo Micheli Obituary

Rodolfo Micheli was a former Argentine football striker who was the top scorer in Copa America in 1955.

Micheli started his professional playing career with Argentino de Quilmes in 1950.

He returned to Independiente in 1952, where he played 147 games for the club scoring 52 goals. In 1958, he joined River Plate but only played 2 games for the club before moving on to Club Atletico Huran in 1959.

Micheli played for Argentina 13 times between 1953 and 1956 scoring 10 goals. 8 of his goals came in the Copa America 1955, where he was the top-scorer, helping Argentina to win the championship.

Micheli has recently been working as the coach of the Club Atletico Los Andes ladies’ team.