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Humberto Maschio

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Humberto Maschio
Maschio during his first years in Racing, c. 1954–57
Personal information
Full name Humberto Dionisio Maschio
Date of birth (1933-02-20)20 February 1933
Place of birth Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Date of death 20 August 2024(2024-08-20) (aged 91)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Youth career
Arsenal de Llavallol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953 Quilmes
1954–1957 Racing Club 92 (28)
1957–1959 Bologna 43 (13)
1959–1962 Atalanta 80 (22)
1962–1963 Internazionale 15 (4)
1963–1966 Fiorentina 40 (11)
1966–1968 Racing Club 47 (16)
International career
1956–1957 Argentina 12 (12)
1962 Italy 4 (0)
Managerial career
1969 Argentina
1971 Racing Club
1972 Costa Rica
1973 Independiente
1982 LDU Quito
1985 Blooming
1999-2000 Racing Club (Joint with Gustavo Costas)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Argentina
South American Football Championship
Winner 1957 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Humberto Dionisio Maschio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaskjo]; 20 February 1933 – 20 August 2024) was an Argentine-Italian football player and manager who played as a forward or midfielder.

At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 Copa América, and the Italy national team, taking part in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Maschio was the playmaker of the Racing team that won the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 1967,[2] being also regarded as a legendary player in the history of the club.[3][4][1]

Club career

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Maschio started playing at Arsenal de Llavallol to later move to Quilmes Atlético Club where he proved himself a prolific goal-scorer. He joined Racing Club in 1954 and was part of the Argentina national team that won the 1957 South American Championship. That team, and its forward line in particular, was nicknamed The Angels with Dirty Faces (a reference to the then-celebrated Angels with Dirty Faces movie) due to both their irreverent style of play as well as to their less than rigorous attitude to training.[5] The nickname followed Maschio when he, along with fellow national team forwards Antonio Valentín Angelillo and Omar Sívori, moved from Argentina to play football in Italy after the tournament. There, the trio was also known as The Trio of Death due to their clinical ability in scoring goals.[6][7]

Maschio with Alfio Basile in Racing Club

Maschio had originally been linked with a move to Juventus in 1956, but their interest cooled following the international between Italy and Argentina in Buenos Aires that year when he looked ineffective. Instead he signed for Bologna in 1957, but although he paired up with Bernard Vukas there, he was unable to recreate the form he showed at Racing.

From Bologna Maschio moved to Atalanta, who bought a half-share in him during the 1959–60 season. In Bergamo Maschio regained the form that had taken him to international prominence scoring heavily, and creating numerous chances for his colleagues. At Atalanta Maschio moved from playing as central striker to a deeper role which allowed him to use his vision and creativity. So impressive was his form at Atalanta that he moved to Inter Milan in 1962. However, Maschio failed to fit in with manager Helenio Herrera who used him as a central striker and his time in Milan was of limited success. Following his time at Inter, Maschio briefly played with Fiorentina. His performance brought him to the Italy national team to play in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

He returned to Racing in 1966 to win the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1967. He finished his career with the Avellaneda side with 44 goals in 139 matches.

International career

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Argentina

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Maschio played 12 games for the Argentina national team between 1956 and 1957, scoring 12 goals. He helped Argentina to win the 1957 Copa América, and was the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals.

Italy

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Maschio (left) with Omar Sívori in 1962

Following Maschio's move to Italy, along with his compatriots Sívori and Angelillo, the trio were banned from playing for the Argentina national team by the Argentine Football Federation, and missed out on the 1958 World Cup.[8] Thanks to his Italian ancestry (from Godiasco, in the province of Pavia),[9] Maschio was later also able to play two games for the Italian team in 1962, scoring no goals. In the 1962 World Cup played in Chile, Maschio was the captain of the Italian team and one of the protagonists of the infamous Battle of Santiago incidents in the match against the Chilean host team, in which Chilean player Leonel Sánchez broke his nose with a left hook; Italy lost the match 2–0, and were eliminated in the first round.[10]

Managerial career

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Maschio coached the Argentina national team in the first half of 1969 and the Costa Rica national team 1972. He also had a short spell with Bolivian side Blooming in the 1985 Copa Libertadores.

Death

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Maschio died from kidney failure on 20 August 2024, at the age of 91.[11][2]

Honours

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Player

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Internazionale
Fiorentina
Racing Club
Argentina

Individual

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Coach

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Independiente

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Murió Humberto "Bocha" Maschio, gloria de Racing on Página/12
  2. ^ a b Murió el "Bocha" Maschio, gloria eterna de Racing on La Razón, 20 August 2024
  3. ^ Murió el Bocha Maschio, gloria del fútbol argentino by Andrés Ñañez on El Doce TV
  4. ^ Murió Bocha Maschio: la emoción de Gustavo Costas on TyC
  5. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2001). Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781409144441.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Giuseppe Bagnati (26 February 2008). "Angelillo, il "signor record"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ Malta Today Archived 1 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Omar Sivori". The Telegraph. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  9. ^ Gianni Brera, Storia critica del calcio italiano, Dalai Editore 1998, p. 279
  10. ^ Murray, Scott (6 November 2003). "The Knowledge (November 6, 2003)". Guardian Online (UK). London. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
  11. ^ Murió Humberto Maschio, crack de Racing, La Nación, 20 August 2024
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