Bernabé Ferreyra

Bernabé Ferreyra

Football player infobox
playername = Bernabé Ferreyra


fullname = Bernabé Ferreyra
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = February 12 1909]
cityofbirth = Rufino
countryofbirth = Argentina
dateofdeath = death date and age|1972|5|22|1909|2|12
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1927-1932
1932-1939
clubs = Tigre
River Plate
caps(goals) = 43 (45)
185 (187)
nationalyears = 1930-1937
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)

pcupdate = July 2007

Bernabé Ferreyra (February 12, 1909 – May 22, 1972) was an Argentine football forward, and one of the first professional players in Argentine football to reach great popularity, having a movie biography.

Ferreyra was born in the city of Rufino, Santa Fe. In 1927 he started his football career at Club Atlético Tigre club, when Argentine football was still amateur. In 1932] he transferred to River Plate, for an unheard of amount in those days. [ [http://soccer-europe.com/Data/Finance/Historical.html Historical Soccer Transfers ] ] [ [http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/historical_list_of_record_transfers_in_football_features_55678.html Feature Article - World Soccer News ] ] He played until retirement in 1939.

Throughout his career he was know as "The Mortar of Rufino"http://www.rufinoweb.com.ar/noticia.asp?idn=2307] [ [http://www.eldiariony.com/noticias/columnistasdetail.aspx?sectionId=84&Txtid=721258 El Diario/LA PRENSA OnLine ] ] , due to his capacity as a striker and his strong kick. He was also known as "La Fiera" (Spanish for "The Wild Animal").

He obtained 3 local leagues as player, all of them in River Plate, in 1932, 1936 and 1937. In the 1932 League tournament he was the top scorer with 43 goals, this also gave him the title of top scorer in South America. [http://goalscorers.narod.ru/Most_successful.htm] [ [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/List_of_top_goalscorers Reference.com/Encyclopedia/List of top goalscorers ] ] He was briefly in the Argentina National Team, but did not get to play in any FIFA World Cups.

Ferreyra is one of the few Argentine professional footballers with an average of more than 1 goal per match, having made 206 goals in 197 games from the beginning of the professional era in 1931 to his retirement in 1939.His fame and striking strength was such that the newspaper "Crítica" gave a prize to the first goalkeeper that played Ferreyra without receiving a goal. [ [http://riverplate.brinkster.net/Paginas/IN_Idolos_Bernabe.asp River Plate Online - Bernabé Ferreyra ] ]

He married Juanita in 1936 and had two children, Bernabé Daniel and Carlos Alberto. He retired from football in 1939, at an early age of 29 years.

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External links

* [http://www.sitioriverplatense.com.ar/bernabefoto.htm At River Plate] es icon


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