Carlos Desiderio Peucelle (13 September 1908 – 1 April 1990) was an

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player who played as an

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or as a

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and is considered one of Argentina's finest wingers in their history. He is also known for being the catalyst for starting "La Máquina" with River Plate who went on to dominate football in South America in the 1940s.

Playing career

Peucelle played first team football for

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and Sportivo Buenos Aires before joining Argentine giants River Plate for a fee of 10,000 pesos. Peucelle played for River from 1931 to 1941 (307 matches and scored 143 goals). During this time "Los Millonarios" were champions of Argentina on 4 occasions; 1932, 1936, 1937 and 1941. Peucelle also played for the

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he was in the squad of the

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, where he scored three goals, and played in the final match against

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, which Argentina lost 2–4. Peucelle was part of two

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winning squads, in

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and

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. Peucelle played a total of 59 games for Argentina scoring 12 goals.

Coaching career

After he retired, he was chief managers of several teams throughout

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. These included; Deportivo Cali in

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and Olimpia in

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. Peucelle also managed River Plate and San Lorenzo in

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Facts

* Peucelle established the first soccer school in

. * Peucele is credited as being one of the creators of "La Máquina" (The Machine), the all conquering River Plate team of the 1940s. In fact he wrote a book entitled "Futbol Todotiempo e Historia de La Máquina" (Football the times and history of "La Máquina") * Peucelle gained the nickname "El Primer Millonario" because of his big money transfer from Sportivo Buenos Aires.

Career statistics

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

Honours

Club

; River Plate * Primera División (4):

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* Copa Competencia (LAF) (1):

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(2):

, 1941 *

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(1):

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(3):

International

;

(2):

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Runner-up:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peucelle, Carlos 1908 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football forwards Argentina men's international footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine football managers Argentine people of French descent Club Atlético River Plate managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Deportivo Cali managers Sporting Cristal managers Deportivo Saprissa managers Club Olimpia managers Place of birth missing Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Peru Copa América–winning players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru 20th-century Argentine sportsmen