Mateo Nicolau
| Mateo Nicolau | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | August 18, 1920 | |
| place of birth | General Pico , La Pampa , Argentina | |
| date of death | October 29, 2005 | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1940-1943 | San Lorenzo | |
| 1943-1945 | Club America | |
| 1945-1948 | CF Atlante | |
| 1948-1952 | FC Barcelona | 63 (16) |
| 1952-1955 | CD Zacatepec | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Mateo Nicolau (* 18th August 1920 in General Pico , La Pampa , † 29. October 2005 ) is a former Argentine football player at the position of the striker , the most active years of his career in Mexico spent and four years at FC Barcelona acted .
Life
Nicolau began his professional career in 1940 at CA San Lorenzo de Almagro , with whom he twice (1941 and 1942) was Argentine runner-up behind the then outstanding team of River Plate . As a runner-up you had the opportunity to play the Copa de Confraternidad Escobar-Gerona , which San Lorenzo won in 1941.
In 1943 Nicolau moved to Mexico to the capital club Club América and two years later to its city rivals CF Atlante , with whom he was Mexican champion in the 1946/47 season .
He played for FC Barcelona between 1948 and 1952 and was the Argentine among the Catalans to win the most titles. With Barça he was twice Spanish champion ( 1948/49 and 1951/52 ), cup winner (1951 and 1952) and winner in the Coupe Latine (1949 and 1952).
In 1952 he returned to Mexico and played for the next three years with CD Zacatepec , with which he was again Mexican champion in the 1954/55 season. ,
successes
- Spanish champions : 1948/49 and 1951/52 (with Barcelona)
- Spanish cup winners : 1950/51 and 1951/52 (with Barcelona)
- Coupe Latine : 1949 and 1952 (with Barcelona)
- Mexican champion : 1946/47 (with Atlante), 1954/55 (with Zacatepec)
- Copa de Confraternidad Escobar-Gerona : 1941 (with San Lorenzo)
- Argentine runner-up : 1941 and 1942 (with San Lorenzo)
Web links
- Nicolau in the database of bdfutbol.com (English)
References and comments
- ↑ Player profile at Footballdatabase.eu
- ↑ Player profile at BDFA.com.ar (Spanish)
- ↑ Player data for Club América at RSSSF.com
- ↑ Juan Cid y Mulet: Libro de Oro del Fútbol Mexicano , Tomo II, B. Costa-Amic, Mexico City, 1961, p. 308
- ↑ 20 argentinos en Can Barça ( Memento of the original dated December 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; article of July 20, 2007)
- ↑ Juan Cid y Mulet: Libro de Oro del Fútbol Mexicano , Tomo III, B. Costa-Amic, Mexico City, 1961, p. 636
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicolau, Mateo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | General Pico , La Pampa , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 2005 |