René Pontoni

Football player infobox
playername = René Pontoni


fullname = René Alejandro Pontoni
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1920|5|18
cityofbirth = Santa Fe
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe
years = 1940-1944
1945-1948
1949-1952
1953
1954
clubs = Newell's Old Boys
San Lorenzo
Independiente Santa Fe
Portuguesa
San Lorenzo
caps(goals) = 110 (67)
102 (66)
044 (27)
? (?)
(see above)
nationalyears = 1942-1947
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 19 (19)
pcupdate = 15 November 2007

René Alejandro Pontoni (born May 18 1920 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina, Colombia and Brazil as well as representing the Argentina national football team on 19 occasions.

Pontoni started his career with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe before joining Newell's Old Boys in 1940. Pontoni made his debut for the Argentina national team in 1942. He went on to score 19 goals in 19 games for his country, helping them to become South American champions in 1945 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-squad-sachamp.html#1945 rsssf: Copa America 1945, Argentina squad] ] , 1946 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-squad-sachamp.html#1946 rsssf: Copa America 1946, Argentina squad] ] and 1947 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-squad-sachamp.html#1947 rsssf: Copa America 1947, Argentina squad] ] .

In 1944 Pontoni joined San Lorenzo where he helped the team to win the Primera División in 1946. In 1948 he suffered a career threatening injury but he recovered, moving to Colombia in 1949 to play for Independiente Santa Fe where he remained until 1952.

In 1953 Pontoni moved to Brazil, where he spent one season with Portuguesa in São Paulo before returning to Argentina for one last season with San Lorenzo in 1954.

Titles

Later years

Pontoni went on to set up a pizzeria with fellow Argentina player and brother in law Mario Boyé. He also had several spells as a fotball manager in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

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