Juan Peregrino Anselmo (30 April 1902 – 27 October 1975) was a Uruguayan

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who played as a striker for Uruguay national team. He was a member of national team which won

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. He scored three goals in the tournament, including two in the semi-finals. He was the first

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in a World Cup. He was part of the squad which won gold medal at the

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, but did not play in any games. He was a player and later coach of C.A. Peñarol. As coach, succeeding mid-1962 the Hungarian

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in office, he led the club to the

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an championship of the same year. In the later part of 1963 the Uruguayan goalkeeper

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succeeded him.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anselmo goal''.

Honours

Peñarol * Primera División (AUF):

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* Primera División ( FUF/CP): 1924 FUF, 1926 CP Uruguay *

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References

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