Herminio Masantonio

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Herminio Masantonio
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Herminio Masantonio as a player from CA Huracán
Personnel
birthday August 5, 1910
place of birth EnsenadaArgentina
size 180 cm
position striker
Juniors
Years station
1926-1929 Sportivo Villa Albino
1929-1931 Platense
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1931-1943 CA Huracan 337 (249)
1943 Club Atlético Defensor 11 00(3)
1944 CA Banfield 9 00(2)
1945 CA Huracan 12 00(5)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1935-1942 Argentina 19 (21)
1 Only league games are given.

Herminio Masantonio (born August 5, 1910 in Ensenada , † September 11, 1956 ) was an Argentine football player. His career began in 1931 with the establishment of the Argentina de Fútbol League, the first professional league in his country. He played for CA Huracán for twelve years before moving in 1943. At the Uruguayan Club Atlético Defensor and the Argentine club CA Banfield , however, he could no longer build on his outstanding achievements and ended his career after a year back to CA Huracán. With a total of 256 league goals, he still holds third place in the all-time top scorer list of the Primera División .

From 1935 to 1942 Masantonio completed 19 games for the Argentine national team in seven years , scoring 21 goals. In the matches of the Copa America in 1935 and 1942 , he reached second place with the team and was the top scorer in both tournaments with four and seven goals.

Masantonio died in 1956 at the age of only 46.

successes

  • Copa Beccar Varela: 1933
  • Copa Lipton: 1937

Individual evidence

  1. Statistical data on international appearances in the Argentine national team at www.rsssf.com