- Manuel Seoane
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Manuel Seoane 
Personal information Date of birth 19 March 1902 Place of birth Piñeyro, Avellaneda, Argentina Date of death 21 August 1975 (Aged 73) Place of death Quilmes, Argentina Playing position Striker Youth career 1918-1920 Club Progresista 1920-1921 Independiente Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1921-1923 Independiente (Total below) 1923-1925 El Porvenir ? (?) 1925 Boca Juniors ? (16) 1926-1933 Independiente 264 (241) National team 1924-1929 Argentina 19 (14) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).Manuel Seoane (19 March 1902 - 21 August 1975), nicknamed La Chancha, was an Argentine football striker who played for Independiente and Argentina. He was the highest goalscorer in the Amateur era of Argentine football with 196 goals. He went on to become the manager of the Argentina national team in the 1930s.
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Club career
Seoane made his first team debut for Independiente on March 6, 1921 in a game against San Lorenzo. He went on to score 241 goals for the club in 264 appearances. He finished as the top scorer in Argentine football on three occasions (1922, 1926 and 1929) during the amateur era of Argentine football. During his time with the club Independiente won several titles including the Argentine championships of 1922 and 1926.
In 1923 he was sent off after an incident with a referee, this led to his suspension from the league and his move to join El Porvenir. During his time with El Porvenir he made his debut for the Argentina national team.
In 1925 Seoane joined Boca Juniors on their tour of Europe hitting 16 of their 40 goals.
In 1926 he returned to Independiente where he played until his retirement in 1933.
Club titles
Season Team Title 1922 
IndependientePrimera División Argentina 1926 IndependientePrimera División Argentina International career
Seoane played for Argentina between 1924 and 1929, he appeared in 4 Copa Américas (1924, 1925, 1927 & 1929.[1] He was part of the winning team in 1925 1927 and 1929 and he was also the top scorer in 1925 with 6 goals.
International titles
Season Team Title 1925 ArgentinaCopa América 1927 ArgentinaCopa América 1929 ArgentinaCopa América Managerial career
Seoane went on to have a successful career as a football manager, he was manager of Argentina between 1934 and 1937.
References
External links
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
Argentina national football team – managers Vázquez (1924–25) · Lago Millán (1927–28) · Olazar (1928–29) · Olazar & Tramutola (1929–30) · Pascucci (1934) · Seoane (1934–37) · Fernández Roca (1937–39) · Stábile (1939–60) · Spinetto (1960–61) · D'Amico (1961) · Lorenzo (1962) · Rossi (1962) · D'Amico (1963) · Minella (1964–65) · Zubeldía (1965) · Lorenzo (1966) · Lopes (1967) · Faraone (1967) · Cesarini (1967–68) · Minella (1968) · Maschio (1969) · Pedernera (1969) · Pizzuti (1970–72) · Sívori (1972–73) · Cap (1974) · Menotti (1974–82) · Bilardo (1982–90) · Basile (1990–94) · Passarella (1994–98) · Bielsa (1998–2004) · Pekerman (2004-06) · Basile (2006–08) · Maradona (2008–10) · Batista (2010–11) · Sabella (2011–)
Categories:- 1902 births
- 1975 deaths
- People from Avellaneda
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Argentina national football team managers
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