Ricardo Infante

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Ricardo Infante

Full name	Ricardo Roberto Infante
Date of birth	June 21, 1924 (1924-06-21) (age 83)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1942-1952 1953-1956 1957-1960 1961	Estudiantes Huracán Estudiantes Gimnasia La Plata	329 (180) (Total) 94 (31) (See above) 16 (6)
National team
-1958-	Argentina	? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Roberto "Beto" Infante (born June 21, 1924 in La Plata) is a former Argentine football striker. He is the 2nd highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and the 6th highest scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina.

Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for Estudiantes, he scored his first goal for the club on August 1, 1943 in a 2-2 draw with Chacarita Juniors. Infante went on to score 180 goals for the club in 328 games.

One of Infante's gratest moments came on September 19, 1948 in a game against Rosario Central, with Estudiantes already winning 2-0 Infante scored a goal with a right-footed rabona from 35 metres out^[1].

Infante left the club in 1953 after their relegation from the Primera, he joined Club Atlético Huracán where he played until 1956. He then returned to Estudiantes for a second spell with the club.

In 1958 Infante was part of the Argentina squad that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

In 1960 Estudiantes refused to renew his contract after he suffered a knee injury, prompting him to join fierce local rivals Gimnasia de La Plata. He retired later that year and went on to work as a youth coach in La Plata.

Infante currently occupies 6th place on the list of the Primera División Argentina all-time topscorers with 217 goals in 439 games.

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^ Clarín article about the rabona goal

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(Spanish) Futbol factory profile

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Carrizo • 2 Dellacha • 3 Vairo • 4 Lombardo • 5 Rossi • 6 Varacka • 7 Corbatta • 8 Prado • 9 Menéndez • 10 Rojas • 11 Labruna • 12 Musimessi • 13 Pérez • 14 Edwards • 15 Acevedo • 16 Mouriño • 17 Ramos Delgado • 18 Boggio • 19 Avio • 20 Infante • 21 Sanfilippo • 22 Cruz • Coach: Stábile