Natalio Perinetti

Natalio Perinetti

Perinetti on the cover of El Gráfico in 1926.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1900-12-28)December 28, 1900
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	May 24, 1985(1985-05-24) (aged 84)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
1913–1915	Talleres (BA)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1917–1933	Racing Club	83	(11)
1934	River Plate	10	(3)
Total		93	(14)
International career
1929–1930	Argentina	6	(0)
Medal record Representing Argentina Men's Football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1930 Uruguay National Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Natalio Perinetti (December 28, 1900 – May 24, 1985) was an Argentine football forward that spent most of his career in Racing Club, playing for 17 years and winning 12 titles with the Academia.

Biography

Perinetti started playing football matches with his friends in the district of Barracas, his birthplace. Due to his skills with the ball, he was encouraged to try registering with a club with the hope of developing a career in football.

His first club was Talleres (BA) where he played with the youth teams. Perinetti came to Racing in 1915, after being recommended by his older brother Juan. He started at the fourth division playing as right winger. It was during those years when he met Pedro Ochoa (other skilled player who would be later nicknamed the king of the dribbling), who became Perinetti's partner inside the field and best friend in life.

Perinetti debuted with the senior team two years later. He soon noted as a key player for Racing, being praised and recognised for his speed and control of the ball. He played 17 consecutive years in Racing, winning 12 titles with the club (10 domestic and 2 international). During his brilliant career in Racing, then president of Real Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu, tried to convince him to play for the club, but he refused the offer because of his love for Racing.

Perinetti was part of the Argentina national football team where he played 7 games between 1923 and 1930, including the first FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay in 1930. He also played the 1929 South American Championship (current Copa América) with the national squad.

In 1933 Perinetti was traded to River Plate but he only played a bunch of games there, retiring from football soon after.

Honours

All of them won with Racing Club:

National

• Primera División (5): 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925
• Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires (1): 1917
• Copa Ibarguren (2): 1916, 1917
• Copa Beccar Varela (1): 1932
• Copa de Competencia (LAF) (1): 1933

International

• Copa Aldao (2): 1917, 1918

External links

• Natalio Perinetti – FIFA competition record (archived)