Roberto Cherro
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Roberto Eugenio Cerro |
| Date of birth |
23 February 1907(1907-02-23) |
| Place of birth |
Barracas, Argentina |
| Date of death |
11 October 1965(1965-10-11) (aged 58) |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Youth career |
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Sportivo Barracas |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1924 |
Sportivo Barracas |
? |
(?) |
| 1925 |
Ferro Carril Oeste |
? |
(?) |
| 1925-1938 |
Boca Juniors |
292 |
(213) |
| National team |
| 1926-1937 |
Argentina |
16 |
(13) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scored 221 goals in 305 games for the club (in all official competitions), making him Boca Juniors' highest scoring player until his record was surpassed by Martín Palermo in 2010.[1]
Cherro won five league titles with Boca, he was the clubs top scorer on five occasions, and the top scorer in the Primera Division Argentina on three occasions during the amateur era of Argentine football (1926, 1928 and 1930).
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Cherro won the Copa América in 1929 with the Argentina national football team.
On 5 February 1933 Cherro famously scored all 4 goals in a 4-1 win over arch enemies Uruguay.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Cherro, Roberto |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Argentine footballer |
| Date of birth |
23 February 1907 |
| Place of birth |
Barracas, Argentina |
| Date of death |
11 October 1965 |
| Place of death |
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