Roberto Cherro

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Roberto Cherro
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Personal information
Full name Roberto Eugenio Cerro
Date of birth February 23, 1907(1907-02-23)
Place of birth    Barracas, Argentina
Date of death    October 11, 1965
Playing position Striker
Youth clubs
Sportivo Barracas
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1924
1925
1925-1938
Sportivo Barracas
Ferro Carril Oeste
Boca Juniors
 ? (?)
? (?)
270 (202)   
National team
1926-1937 Argentina 16 (13)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (February 23, 1907October 11, 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scored 234 goals in 331 games for the club (in all competitions), making him the highest scoring player in the entire history of the club.

Cherro won five league titles with Boca, he was the clubs top scorer on five occasions, and the top scorer in the Primera Division Argentina on three occasions during the amateur era of Argentine football(1926, 1928 and 1930).

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Season Club Title
1926 Flag of Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina
1930 Flag of Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina
1931 Flag of Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina
1934 Flag of Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina
1935 Flag of Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina

Other title

  • Copa Estimulo: 1926

[edit] International career

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Argentina Argentina
Men's football
Silver 1928 Amsterdam Team Competition

Cherro won the Copa América in 1929 with the Argentina national football team.

On February 5, 1933 Cherro famously scored all 4 goals in a 4-1 win over arch enemies Uruguay.

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