Jaime Sarlanga

Jaime Sarlanga

Personal information
Full name	Jaime Sarlanga
Date of birth	February 24, 1916
Place of birth	Tigre, Argentina
Date of death	August 24, 1966
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1935-1936	Club Atlético Tigre	5	(3)
1937-1939	Ferro Carril Oeste	80	(47)
1940-1948	Boca Juniors	193	(115)
1949-1954	Gimnasia de La Plata	24	(6)
National team
	Argentina	8	(5)
Teams managed
1955	Boca Juniors
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Jaime Sarlanga (February 24, 1916 - August 24, 1966) is a former Argentine football striker. He was in the city of Tigre in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He played 9 seasons for Argentine giants Boca Juniors where he won a number of titles and scored 115 league goals making him the third highest goalscorer in the clubs history.

Sarlanga started his career in 1935 with his local team; Club Atlético Tigre before moving to Ferro Carril Oeste where he scored 47 goals, he is still Ferro's 12 highest scorer of all time.

In 1940 Sarlanga joined Boca Juniors, he helped the club to win 3 league titles, and four other titles. Sarlanga left Boca in 1948, he played for Gimnasia de La Plata until his retirement in 1954.

In 1955 Sarlanga has an unsuccessful stint as manager of Boca Juniors.

Titles

Season	Club	Title
1940	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
1940	Boca Juniors	Copa Ibarguran
1943	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
1944	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
1944	Boca Juniors	Copa Ibarguran
1946	Boca Juniors	Copa Competencia
1946	Boca Juniors	Copa Confreternidad

External links

• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
• Informe Xeneize Biography (Spanish)