Emilio Baldonedo

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Emilio Baldonedo
Full name	Emilio Baldonedo
Date of birth	June 23, 1916
Place of birth	Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	May 31, 1999 (Aged 82)
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	Club Atlético Huracán
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1935-1944 1945 1945-1946 1946-1947	Huracán Newell's Old Boys Monterrey Puebla	257 (165) 5 (0) ? (?) ? (?)
National team
1940	Argentina	6 (7)
Teams managed
	Banfield Boca Juniors Chacarita Juniors Independiente Dock Sud Barracas Central
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Emilio Baldonedo (June 23, 1916 - May 31, 1999) was an Argentine footballer and football manager. He played the best part of his career for Club Atlético Huracán in Argentina and went on to become the manager of a number of teams in the Argentine Primera.

[edit] Playing career

Baldonedo started his professional playing career with Huracán in 1935, he played for the club until 1944 scoring 165 goals in 257 league games. He is remembered as one of the most important strikers in the history of the club.

In 1940 he played six games for the Argentina national football team scoring seven goals.

Baldonedo joined Newell's Old Boys in 1945, but he only played 5 games for the club before moving to Mexico where he played for Monterrey and Puebla before retiring in 1947.

[edit] Managerial career

After his retirement as a player Baldonedo became a football manager, directing several teams in the Primera, including; Club Atlético Banfield, Boca Juniors, Chacarita Juniors and Independiente. He also managed a number of lower league teams such as Dock Sud and Barracas Central.