Roberto Alfredo Perfumo (3 October 1942 – 10 March 2016) was an Argentine

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and

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. Nicknamed ''El Mariscal'', Perfumo is considered one of the best Argentine

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ever."Murió Roberto Perfumo, el mariscal del fútbol argentino"
, ''La Nación'', 10 March 2016
, Rosario3.com At club level, Perfumo played for

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, River Plate and Brazilian team Cruzeiro. With the

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, he played the

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and

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World Cups.

Biography

Perfumo was born in Sarandí and his first approach to football was to play in his neighborhood team, named "Pulqui". In 1960 he debuted at the 5th. division of River Plate. Perfumo then became player of Racing Club, where he debuted in January 1964 in a friendly match against

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played at

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, Chile. Perfumo's first position at the field was

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but he began to play as

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in the Racing reserve team. He debuted in Primera División promoted by Néstor Rossi during a match against

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

. Playing with Racing Club Perfumo was regarded as one of the best Argentine defenders, winning the Primera title, the

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and the Intercontinental Cup. In all those tournaments Perfumo was praised by media and fans as the most notable player of Racing Club. After retirement, he worked as a football commentator for

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and for TV Pública show ''

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''. Perfumo died at 73 from a skull injury after falling from a stairway while dining with fellow journalists at a Buenos Aires restaurant in the neighbourhood of

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, on 10 March 2016.

Honours

Player

;Racing Club * Primera División (2):

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(1):

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

* Intercontinental Cup (1): 1967 *

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runner-up: 1969 ;Cruzeiro *

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(3): 1972, 1973, 1974 * Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up:

;River Plate * Primera División (3): 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano *

runner-up:

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;Argentina *

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

Manager

;Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata * Copa Centenario (1): 1993

Individual

* Diario La Nación 25 Argentinian Heroes: 1998 *

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Best Sports Journalism: 2009 *

Clarín Awards The Clarín Entertainment Awards () or simply the Clarín Awards (') is an award program that have taken place in Argentina since 1998.AFA Team of All Time (published 2015) *

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Argentina All Times Dream Team: 2021

References

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