Roberto Perfumo
Argentine football player and coach (1942-2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo (3 October 1942 – 10 March 2016) was an Argentine footballer and sports commentator. He was nicknamed El Mariscal. He was thought as one of the best Argentine defenders ever.[1][2] Perfumo played for Racing, River Plate and Brazilian team Cruzeiro. With the national team, he played the 1966 and 1974 World Cups.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Alfredo Perfumo | ||
Date of birth | (1942-10-03)3 October 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Sarandí, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 10 March 2016(2016-03-10) (aged 73) | ||
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1961 | River Plate | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1970 | Racing Club | 207 | (14) |
1971–1974 | Cruzeiro | 141 | (6) |
1975–1978 | River Plate | 110 | (4) |
National team | |||
1964–1974 | Argentina | 37 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Perfumo died at 73 from a skull injury after falling from a stairway in Buenos Aires on 10 March 2016.