Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 17, 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1930–1934 | Racing Avellaneda | 50 | (?) |
1934–1938 | Livorno | 86 | (3) |
1938–1939 | Red Star | ||
1940–1941 | Cosenza | 26 | (4) |
1941–1942 | Red Star | ||
1942–1943 | Lecce | 16 | (2) |
International career | |||
1933 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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