- Herminio Masantonio
Football player infobox
playername = Herminio Masantonio
fullname =
height =
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dateofbirth =5 August 1910
cityofbirth =Ensenada
countryofbirth =Argentina
dateofdeath =11 September 1956 (Aged 46)
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position = centre forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Sportivo Villa Albino
years = 1931-1943, 1945
1943
1944
clubs = Huracán
Defensor
Banfield
caps(goals) = 349 (254)
11 (3)
9 (2)
nationalyears = 1935-1942
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 19 (21)pcupdate = October 2007
Herminio Masantonio (
5 August 1910 –11 September 1956 ) was an Argentine football centre-forward. He currently played most of his career forClub Atlético Huracán and represented Argentina at international level.Club career
Masantonio started his professional career at the very dawn of the professional era of Argentine football in 1931. He went on to become one of the most noted goalscorers in the history of the Argentine Primera Division. He scored a total of 256 goals in 358 games in Argentine football. He is still the third highest scoring player in Argentine football.
Masantonio stayed with Huracán until 1943 when he joined
Uruguay an team Club Atlético Defensor (Defensor Sporting Club since 1989). He soon returned to Argentina to play for Banfield in 1944 before retiring after one last season with Huracán.Masantonio scored 254 goals for Huracán making him the clubs highest scoring player [ [http://herminiomasantonio_.otrofutbol.com.ar/ Masantonio in numbers es icon] ] . He scored a total of 259 goals in 369 games for all of his club teams.
International career
Masantonio represented Argentina at the 1935 and 1942 South American Championships. He was topscorer in both competitions, his 11 goals in the tournament leave him in 12th place in the list of Copa América topscorers [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sachampfulltrivia.html#goals rsssf Copa América topscorers] ] .
Masantonio scored a total of 21 goals for Argentina in only 19 games, putting him in 7th place in the table of Argentina's top goalscorers
References
External links
* [http://www.soy-quemero.com.ar/fama/masantonio.htm Soy Quemero profile] es icon
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