José Salomón

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José Salomón
Full name	José Salomón
Date of birth	September 7, 1916 (1916-09-07) (age 91)
Place of birth	????, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1934 1934-1938 1939-1946	Talleres-Lanus Talleres (RE) Racing Club	003 (0) 093 (0) 215 (0)
National team
1939-1946	Argentina	44 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

José Salomón is a retired Argentine football defender. He was born on September 7, 1916, in Argentina. He played club football for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Racing Club de Avellaneda and captained the Argentina national football team.

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

Salomón played a total of 44 games for Argentina^[1] 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.