Herminio Masantonio
 Masantonio during his time as a Huracán player | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 August 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Ensenada, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 1956 (aged 46) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportivo Villa Albino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931-1943, 1945 | Huracán | 349 | (254) |
| 1943 | Defensor | 11 | (3) |
| 1944 | Banfield | 9 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1935-1942 | Argentina | 19 | (21) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2007 | |||
Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentine football centre-forward. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Huracán and represented Argentina at international level.
Club career
Masantonio started his professional career at the very dawn of the professional era of Argentine football in 1931. He went on to become one of the most noted goalscorers in the history of the Argentine Primera Division. He scored a total of 256 goals in 358 games in Argentine football. He is still the third highest scoring player in Argentine football.
Masantonio stayed with Huracán until 1943 when he joined Uruguayan team Club Atlético Defensor (Defensor Sporting Club since 1989). He soon returned to Argentina to play for Banfield in 1944 before retiring after one last season with Huracán.
Masantonio scored 254 goals for Huracán making him the clubs highest scoring player.[1] He scored a total of 259 goals in 369 games for all of his club teams.
Masantonio was the inspiration for an Argentine tango titled 'El mortero del Globito' on YouTube, written by Miguel Padula (music) and Francisco García Jiménez (lyrics), recorded on 9 May 1933 by the Orquesta Típica Victor, featuring Alberto Gómez on vocals.
International career
Masantonio represented Argentina at the 1935 and 1942 South American Championships. He was topscorer in both competitions, his 11 goals in the tournament leave him in 12th place in the list of Copa América topscorers.[2]
Masantonio scored a total of 21 goals for Argentina in only 19 games, putting him in 7th place in the table of Argentina's top goalscorers
References
External links
- Template:Es icon Soy Quemero profile
- Template:Es icon Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1910 births
- 1956 deaths
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Huracán footballers
- Defensor Sporting Club players
- Banfield footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- Argentina international footballers
- Copa América-winning players