Manuel Seoane

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Manuel Seoane
Seoane in 1931
Personal information
Date of birth March 19, 1902(1902-03-19)
Place of birth    Piñeyro, Argentina
Date of death    August 21, 1975 (Aged 73)
Place of death    Quilmes, Argentina
Playing position Striker
Youth clubs
1918-1920
1920-1921		 Club Progresista
Independiente
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1921-1923
1923-1925
1925
1926-1933		 Independiente
El Porvenir
Boca Juniors
Independiente		 (Total below)

 ? (16)
264 (241)   
National team
1924-1929 Argentina 18 (11)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of March 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Manuel Seoane (born March 19, 1902 in Piñeyro, Avellaneda) was an Argentine football striker who played for Independiente and Argentina. He went on to become the manager of Argentina in the 1930s.

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[edit] Club career

Seoane made his first team debut for Independiente on March 6, 1921 in a game against San Lorenzo. He went on to score 241 goals for the club in 264 appearances. He finished as the top scorer in Argentine football on three occasions (1922, 1926 and 1929) during the amateur era of Argentine football. During his time with the club Independiente won several titles including the Argentine championships of 1922 and 1926.

In 1923 he was sent off after an incident with a referee, this led to his suspension from the league and his move to join El Porvenir. During his time with El Porvenir he made his debut for the Argentina national team.

In 1925 Seaone joined Boca Juniors on their tour of Europe hitting 16 of their 40 goals.

In 1926 he returned to Independiente where he played until his retirement in 1933.

[edit] Club titles

Season Team Title
1922 Flag of Argentina Independiente Primera División Argentina
1926 Flag of Argentina Independiente Primera División Argentina

[edit] International career

Seaone played for Argentina between 1924 and 1929, he appeared in 4 Copa Américas (1924, 1925, 1927 & 1929[1]. He was part of the winning team in 1925 and 1929 and he was also the top scorer in 1925 with 6 goals.

[edit] International titles

Season Team Title
1925 Flag of Argentina Argentina Copa América
1929 Flag of Argentina Argentina Copa América

[edit] Managerial career

Seaone went on to have a successful career as a football manager, he was manager of Argentina between 1934 and 1937.

[edit] References

  1. ^ rsssf: Argentina Copa América squads
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