Roberto Perfumo
Argentine football player and coach (1942-2016)
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo (3 October 1942 – 10 March 2016) was an Argentine footballer and sports commentator. He was nicknamed El Mariscal. He was thought as one of the best Argentine defenders ever.[1][2] Perfumo played for Racing, River Plate and Brazilian team Cruzeiro. With the national team, he played the 1966 and 1974 World Cups.
 Perfumo in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Alfredo Perfumo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarandí, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 2016 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1961 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1970 | Racing Club | 207 | (14) |
| 1971–1974 | Cruzeiro | 141 | (6) |
| 1975–1978 | River Plate | 110 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1974 | Argentina | 37 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Perfumo died at 73 from a skull injury after falling from a stairway in Buenos Aires on 10 March 2016.
References
change- ↑ "Murió Roberto Perfumo, el mariscal del fútbol argentino" Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, La Nación, 10 Mar 2016
- ↑ "Murió Roberto Perfumo, leyenda del fútbol argentino" Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Rosario3.com
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