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1942 South American Championship
The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship, an association football competition, was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 10 January to 7 February. For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. , the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each. Squads Venues Final round Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herminio Masantonio
Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentina, Argentine Association football, football Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre-forward. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Huracán, Huracán and represented Argentina national football team, Argentina at international level. Masantonio is one of Huracán's legends, being the all-time top scorer of the club. Besides, he is placed 3rd. in the list of Argentine Primera División top scorers with 253 goals in 358 matches. Despite those outstanding marks, Masantonio was never top scorer of an individual season. He didn't win any official title with Huracán, either. Biography Born in Ensenada, Buenos Aires, Ensenada in 1910, Masantonio started his career in Villa Albino Sportivo, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colombia National Football Team
The Colombia national football team (), nicknamed ''Los Cafeteros,'' represents Colombia in men's international Association football, football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (), the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member of CONMEBOL and are ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings as of April 2025. The team are nicknamed ''Los Cafeteros'' due to the Coffee production in Colombia, coffee production in the country. The national team has been a symbol of nationalism, pride and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base, and the team's dances during goal celebrations have been symbolic. The Colombian team has participated in six FIFA World Cups: 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1962, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018. In the 2014 edition held in Brazil, the team achieved its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rubén Aveiro
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian. The form Ruben can also be a form of the name Robin, itself a variation of the Germanic name Robert, in several Celtic languages. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of Roderick). Mononym * Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025/1035–1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1080/1081/1082 to 1095, founder of Rubenid dynasty * Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165–1170), the sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vicente Sánchez (Paraguayan Footballer)
Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde (; born 7 December 1979) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who most recently managed Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Club career Sánchez was born in Montevideo. He played for Sud América, Tacuarembó, Deportivo Toluca, FC Schalke 04, América and Nacional. On 18 January 2008, he joined German club Schalke, where he remained for two seasons. He played in Mexico again for Club América. On 1 August 2010, he scored his first goal for Club América in a match versus Chiapas. Sánchez made the move to Major League Soccer on 6 August 2013 when he signed for Colorado Rapids. On 14 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Colorado and forced an own goal in a 2–1 win over FC Dallas. Even with his playing time being carefully managed and his appearances limited to substitutions in the last half of most games, Sánchez was a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster 2015 season. Despite being a crowd favorite with the Colorado Rapids fans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Angel Perucca
An angel is a Spirit (supernatural entity), spiritual (without a physical body), heaven, heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with Bird wing, bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the Transcendence (religion), transcendent) and humanity (the Profane (religion), profane) in various traditions like the Abrahamic religions. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, such as guardian angels and servants of God. In Western religions, Western belief-systems the term is often used to distinguish Good and evil, benevolent from malevolent intermediary beings. Emphasizing the distance between God and mankind, Revelation, revelation-based belief-systems require angels to bridge the gap between the earthly and the transcendent realm. Angels play a lesser role in Monism, monistic belief-systems, since the gap is non-existent. However, angelic beings might be conceived as aid to achieve a proper relationship with the divine. Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Raimundo Sandoval
The name Raimundo may refer to: * Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (1907–1986) * Raimundo Calcagno, Spanish screenwriter * Raimundo Rolón, brief President of Paraguay * Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian footballer * Raimundo Diosdado Caballero, Catholic miscellaneous writer * Raimundo Andueza Palacio, former President of Venezuela * Raimundo de Ovies, American religious leader, author, columnist, and humanitarian * Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, Spanish statesman * Raimundo Pérez Lezama, Spanish/Basque footballer * Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, Spanish realist painter * Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Raimundo Lulio, writer and philosopher * Oscar Raimundo Benavides, former President of Peru * Raimundo of Toledo, French Archbishop of Toledo * Raimundo Ferreira Ramos, Brazilian footballer * Raymond of Penyafort, Spanish Dominican friar * Raimundo Santiago, actor * Raimundo Yant, Venezuelan boxer * José Raimundo Carrillo, early Spanish settler * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Armando Contreras
Luis Armando Contreras Reyes (15 June 1919 – 3 August 1991), known as Armando Contreras, was a Chilean footballer who played as a winger. Club career Born in , an extinct commune in the current Antofagasta Province, Contreras made his debut with Colo-Colo in 20 May 1939. In 1943–44 he played for Argentine club Banfield. Back in Chile, he rejoined Colo-Colo until 1946. In total, he made 137 appearances and scored 70 goals in all tournaments for them. At the end of his career, he played for Mexican club América. International career Contreras played in 14 matches for the Chile national team from 1941 to 1945. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1941 South American Championship The sixteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from 2 February to 4 March. With the purpose of celebrating the fourth centenary of Santiago's foundation by Pedro de Valdivia, Chile requested to host this t .... Personal life Contreras was nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roberto Porta
Roberto Porta (; 7 June 1913 – 2 January 1984) was a Uruguayan–Italian footballer who played as a forward. During his club career he played for Nacional (Uruguay), Inter (Italy) and Independiente (Argentina). He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1937 to 1945, and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935, thereby being part of the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup. He was the Uruguay national team's coach at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Honours International ;Italy * Central European International Cup: 1933-35 Uruguay * South American Championship: 1942 * South American Championship: Runner-up 1939, 1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ... References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bibiano Zapirain
Bibiano Zapirain (2 December 1919 – 2 December 2000) was a Uruguayan footballer. Honours ;Nacional * Primera División: 6 :: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1952 ;Uruguay *Copa América The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...: 1 :: 1942 References External linksCareer summary by playerhistory.com* 1919 births 2000 deaths Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Uruguayan Primera División players Club Nacional de Football players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serie A players Inter Milan players Categoría Primera A players Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aníbal Ciocca
Aníbal Ciocca (23 June 1912 – 7 November 1981) was a Uruguayan football-player notably active during the 1930s and 1940s, member of the forward line that conquered the ''Quinquenio de Oro'' (five consecutive Uruguayan league titles from 1939 to 1943) for Nacional. He won the 1935 and 1942 Copa Américas with Uruguay. He came to Nacional in 1932 from Montevideo Wanderers. In Nacional he was Uruguayan champion eight times: in 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1946. National team He played for Uruguay national football team in 20 occasions, in which he scored 6 goals. He was part of the teams that won the Copa América in 1935 and 1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th .... He also played in the 1939 Copa América. Clubs Honours National To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Obdulio Varela
Obdulio Jacinto Muiños Varela (; September 20, 1917 — August 2, 1996) was a Uruguayan people, Uruguayan association football, football player. He was the captain (association football), captain of the Uruguay national football team, Uruguay national team that won the 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950 World Cup after beating Brazil national football team, Brazil in the decisive final round match popularly known as the ''Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup), Maracanazo''. He was nicknamed "El Negro Jefe" (The Black Chief) because of his dark skin and the influence he had on the association football pitch, pitch, especially during the unlikely victory over Brazil. He was of Afro-Uruguayan, African, Spanish immigration to Uruguay, Spanish and Greeks, Greek ancestry. Commonly regarded as one of the greatest classic holding midfielders, Varela was adept in Defender (association football), defence and was renowned for his tenacity and leadership. He is regarded as one of the greatest captai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Luis Ernesto Castro
Luis Ernesto Castro Sánchez (31 July 1921 – 17 December 2002), nicknamed ''Mandrake'', was a Uruguayan football forward who played for Uruguay in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'') is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in La Blanqueada, La Blanqueada, Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' an .... References External links FIFA profile 1921 births 2002 deaths Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Men's association football forwards 1954 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan Primera División players Club Nacional de Football players Copa América–winning players 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen Footballers from Montevideo {{Uruguay-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
