Uruguay Gustavo Graffigna Banhoffer, also known as Uri Banhoffer or Yuri Banhoffer (14 January 1948 – 12 March 2021A los 73 años falleció Uruguay Graffigna, ídolo de San Luis de Quillota ), was a Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Chile, the Netherlands and the United States.
He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, and Alzheimer's disease.
Career Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Graffigna moved to Chile in 1968 after playing for Defensor Sporting in his homeland. He helped Unión San Felipe win the 1971 Primera División title and after a spell with Antofagasta, he moved to Mexico to play for C.F. Pachuca.
Graffigna played two seasons in the NASL for the Los Angeles Aztecs and won the championship in 1974. He next moved to the Netherlands where he joined Eerste Divisie club PEC Zwolle. Graffigna spent three seasons with PEC, and had a goal disallowed as the club lost the 1976–77 KNVB Cup final to FC Twente. In 1978 he clinched promotion to the Eredivisie, the Netherland's top level, after winning the Eerste Divisie league title. He left for Chile in 1979 after his father died there and to be close to his mother.Yuri Banhoffer blijft voor altijd verbonden aan PEC Zwolle - De Stentor
Personal life Graffigna naturalized Chilean in 2015, keeping the Uruguayan nationality.
In 1968, he came to Chile to join Unión La Calera where his older brother, Pedro Graffigna, played since 1966.
He lived in Quillota, Chile.
References
External links Uri Banhoffer at North American Soccer League Players Uri Banhoffer at North American Soccer League