José Sanfilippo
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| José Sanfilippo | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Francisco Sanfilippo | |
| Date of birth | May 4, 1935 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1953-1962 1963 1964-1965 1966-1967 1968 1968-1971 1972 1978 |
San Lorenzo Boca Juniors Nacional Banfield Bangu EC Bahia San Lorenzo San Miguel |
260 (200) (Total) 20 (7) 21 (25) 50 (19) ? (?) ? (?) (Above) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1957-1962 | Argentina | 29 (21) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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José Francisco "El Nene" Sanfilippo (born 4 May 1935 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer.
During his club career he played for San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Banfield in Argentina, Nacional in Uruguay and Bangu and SC Bahia in Brazil He also earned 29 caps and scored 21 goals for the Argentina national football team, and represented the country at two World Cups, in 1958 and 1962.
Sanfilippo began his career at San Lorenzo in 1953, he set a remarkable record of being the topscorer in the Argentine league four seasons in a row between 1958 and 1961 for San Lorenzo. This achievement has yet to be surpassed.
In 1963 he moved to Boca Juniors, he was the topscorer in the Copa Libertadores with seven goals in seven games, but Boca were beaten in the final by Brazilian team Santos Futebol Clube. Sanfilippo played 27 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 14 goals.
Sanfilippo then had spells with Nacional in Uruguay, Banfield back in Argentina, and Brazilian clubs Bangu and SC Bahia.
In 1972 Sanfilippo returned to San Lorenzo and took his place in the back to back championship squad that won the Metropolitano and the Nacional championships. At the end of the year he retired from football. At 1978, he played in the Club Atlético San Miguel, of the 4th. Division.
By the end of his career in Argentine football Sanfillipo had scored 226 goals in 330 games, making him the 5th highest scoring player in the history of the Argentine Primera.
[edit] Titles and Awards
| Season | Club | Title |
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| 1958 |  San Lorenzo |
Primera Division Argentina Topscorer: 28 goals |
| 1959 | San Lorenzo |
Primera Division Argentina Topscorer: 31 goals |
| 1960 | San Lorenzo |
Primera Division Argentina Topscorer: 34 goals |
| 1960 | San Lorenzo |
Topscorer in South America: 34 goals |
| 1961 | San Lorenzo |
Primera Division Argentina Topscorer: 26 goals |
| 1963 | Boca Juniors |
Copa Libertadores Topscorer: 7 goals |
| 1972 Metropolitano | San Lorenzo |
Primera Division Argentina Champions |
| 1972 Nacional | San Lorenzo |
Primera Division Argentina Champions |
[edit] External links
- Career details at National Football Teams
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