José Salomón

José Salomón
Personal information
Full name	José Salomón
Date of birth	9 July 1916
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Date of death	20 January 1990 (aged 73)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1934	Talleres-Lanus
1934–1938	Talleres (RE)
1939–1946	Racing Club
1947	Liverpool de Montevideo
1950	Talleres (RE)
International career
1939–1946	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Salomón (9 July 1916 in La Plata – 22 January 1990) was an Argentine football defender who played club football for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Racing Club de Avellaneda and captained the Argentina national football team.^[1]

Salomón started his career in 1934 with Talleres before moving to Avellaneda to play for Racing Club between 1939 and 1945.

Salomón played a total of 44 games for Argentina^[2] including 21 in the Copa América a national record he shares with Oscar Ruggeri. Salomón was part of two Copa América winning teams but his career was ended in the 1946 edition of the competition by a Jair Rosa Pinto tackle which broke his tibia and fibula sparking a riot and pitch invasion and fueling the Argentina and Brazil football rivalry.^[3]

Honours

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