Roberto Cherro
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Roberto Cherro | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Roberto Eugenio Cerro | |
Date of birth | February 23, 1907 | |
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 |
Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (February 23, 1907 – October 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).
[edit] Club titles
Season | Club | Title |
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1926 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1930 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1931 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1934 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1935 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
Other title
- Copa Estimulo: 1926
[edit] International career
Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for Argentina | |||
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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.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Boca Juniors profile
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile
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