Rinaldo Martino
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Rinaldo Martino | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino | |
Date of birth | November 6, 1921 | |
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | |
Date of death | November 15, 2000 (Aged 79) | |
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Youth clubs | ||
Belgrano de Rosario | ||
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1941-1948 1949-1950 1950 1951 1951-1953 1953 |
San Lorenzo Juventus Nacional Boca Juniors Nacional Cerro Porteño |
223 (142) 33 (18) ? (?) 15 (3) ? (?) ? (?) |
National team | ||
1942-1948 1949 |
Argentina Italy |
20 (15) 1 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino ( November 6, 1921 - November 15, 2000) was an Argentine football striker who played for both the Argentina and the Italy national football teams[1].
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[edit] Club career
Martino was signed by San Lorenzo de Almagro in 1941 at the age of 19 from Belgrano de Rosario. He made his debut in 1941 against Newell's Old Boys[2] and in 1942 he became the top scorer in the Argentine Primera netting 25 goals in 30 games. In 1946 the team won the Primera División championship.
In 1949 Martino moved to Italy joining Juventus and helping them to record their first championship since the 1930s. During his time in Italy he made one appearance for the Italy national team.
Martino then moved to Uruguay to play for Nacional helping them to win the Uruguayan Championship. In 1951 Martino returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors but he was sold back to Nacional in 1952 for 300,000 pesos. He played there until 1953, helping the team to win another Uruguayan league title and several other minor titles. In 1953 he joined Cerro Porteño who were his last club.
[edit] Club titles
Season | Team | Title |
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1946 | San Lorenzo | Primera División Argentina |
1949-50 | Juventus | Serie A |
1950 | Nacional | Uruguayan Championship |
1952 | Nacional | Uruguayan Championship |
[edit] International career
Martino played for Argentina in the 1940s, he made his debut in 1942 in a 4-1 win over Uruguay. He was part of the Argentina squads that won the Copa América in 1945[3] and 1946[4]. During his time in Italy he also made a single appearance for the Italy national team.
[edit] International titles
Season | Team | Title |
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1945 | Argentina | Copa América |
1946 | Argentina | Copa América |
[edit] After retirement
In 1964 he served as the president of the Argentine ex-footballers mutual society.
Martino's love of Argentine Tango led him to establish a Casa Porteño called Caño 14 in the 1960s which featured traditional tango music for 18 years. He died in Buenos Aires in 2000 at the age of 79.
[edit] External links
- (Italian) Juventus statistics
- (Spanish) Futbol5 profile
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile
- (Spanish) AFA profile
- (Italian) Player profile