Pedro Calomino

Pedro Calomino
	Calomino covered on El Gráfico magazine ; while playing for Boca Juniors in 1923.
Personal information
Full name	Bleo Pedro Fournol Calomino
Date of birth	March 13, 1892
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	January 12, 1950 (aged 57)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1911–1913	Boca Juniors
1914	Hispano Argentino
1915–1924	Boca Juniors
International career
1917–1921	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bleo Pedro Fournol Calomino^[1] (March 13, 1892 – January 12, 1950) was an Argentine football striker. He played nearly all of his career for Boca Juniors, he also played 37 games for the Argentina national football team scoring 5 goals.^[1] It is claimed that Calomino invented the bicycle kick.^[2]

Career

Calomino made his debut for Boca in 1911 scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory over Independiente. He played for the club until 1924, except a single season with Hispano Argentino in 1914. He played a total of 222 games for Boca scoring 97 goals. He was Boca Juniors' top scoring player in six seasons: 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919. This record has only been surpassed by Martín Palermo, who accomplished the feat eight times.

Calomino represented Argentina in four South American Championships: 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1921. In his final tournament, he captained Argentina to victory.