Attilio Demaría

Attilio Demaría
Personal information
Full name	Atilio José Demaría
Date of birth	19 March 1909
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	11 November 1990 (aged 81)
Place of death	Haedo, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1926–1931	Estudiantil Porteño
1931	Gimnasia La Plata
1931–1936	Ambrosiana-Inter
1936	Independiente
1937-1938	Estudiantil Porteño
1938–1943	Ambrosiana-Inter
1943–1944	Novara
1944–1946	Legnano
1946–1948	Cosenza
Total
International career
1930–1931	Argentina
1932–1940	Italy
Managerial career
1945–1946	Legnano
1946–1948	Cosenza
1951	Gimnasia La Plata
1965	Sportivo Italiano
1973	Almirante Brown
Medal record
Representing Argentina and Italy
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
Central European International Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atilio José Demaría (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtiljo xoˈse ðemaˈɾi.a]; 19 March 1909 – 11 November 1990), Italianized as Attilio Demaria (IPA: [atˈtiːljo demaˈriːa]), was an Italian Argentine footballer, who played as a striker. He played club football in Argentina and Italy. At international level, he represented Argentina in the 1930 World Cup and Italy in the 1934 World Cup, reaching the finals of both tournaments and winning the latter edition of the competition.

Club career

Demaría was born in Buenos Aires. After starting his career in Argentina, he played 295 games for Internazionale of Italy between 1931 and 1943, scoring 86 goals for the club, also serving as the team's captain between 1940 and 1943.

Demaría also played for Gimnasia de La Plata, Estudiantil Porteño and Club Atlético Independiente in Argentina and Novara, Legnano and Cosenza in Italy.

International career

Demaría represented the Argentina national team on three occasions between 1930 and 1931, and took part in the 1930 World Cup, winning a runners-up medal. He was later also a member of the Italy squad that won the 1934 World Cup on home soil as well as the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup; in total, he made thirteen appearances for Italy between 1932 and 1940, scoring three goals.

Personal life

His younger brother Félix Demaría also played football professionally, including a season for Ambrosiana-Inter. To distinguish them, Attilio was referred to as Demaría I and Félix as Demaría II. Attilio Demaría died in Haedo, Buenos Aires on 11 November 1990.

Honours

Ambrosiana-Inter

Argentina

FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 1930

Italy

External links

Profile on the Inter website (in Italian)
RSSSF

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