- Miguel Ángel Lauri
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Miguel Lauri 
Personal information Full name Miguel Angel Lauri Date of birth August 29, 1908 Place of birth Zárate, Argentina Date of death September 26, 1994 (Aged 86) Place of death La Plata, Argentina Playing position Midfielder / Striker Youth career Estrella de Berisso Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1928-1937 Estudiantes 158 (42) 1937-1939 Sochaux ? (?) 1939-? Peñarol ? (?) National team 1928-1935 Argentina 10 (1) 1937 France A 1 (0) Teams managed 1955 Estudiantes de La Plata * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).Miguel Ángel Lauri, known in France as Michel Lauri (August 29, 1908 – September 26, 1994) was an Argentine footballer , he played for Estudiantes de La Plata and the Argentina national football team.
Lauri made his debut for Estudiantes in 1928 during the amateur era of Argentine football. He made his debut for the Argentina national team in 1929.
In the early 1930s, after the professionalisation of the Argentine game, Lauri was part of the famous Estudiantes attacking lineup known as Los Profesores (The Professors). He earned the nickname Flecha de Oro (Golden Arrow) for his powerful right footed shooting ability.
In 1935 Lauri played in the Copa América where he scored his only goal for the national team, they eventually lost in the final to Uruguay[1].
In 1937 Lauri was signed by French club Sochaux-Montbéliard, he was part of the French league winning campaign of 1938.
Lauri played one game for the France A side in 1937 making him one of only four Argentines to play for France[2].
In 1939 with the Second World War looming Lauri left France and returned to South America, where he played for Peñarol in Uruguay[3].
Titles
Season Team Title 1938 
Sochaux-MontbéliardFrench league References
Sources
- Coll. L'intégrale de l'équipe de France de football, Paris, First, 1998, p. 100 and 453
- (Spanish) National football teams profile
- (French) Profile at French federation official website
Categories:- 1908 births
- 1994 deaths
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- Argentine people of Basque descent
- Argentine people of French descent
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- Dual internationalists (football)
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- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Ligue 1 players
- C.A. Peñarol players
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Argentine football managers
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