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Alberto Marcovecchio

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Alberto Marcovecchio
Personal information
Full name Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio
Date of birth (1893-03-06)March 6, 1893
Place of birth Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death February 28, 1958(1958-02-28) (aged 64)
Place of death Lanús, Argentina
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Porteño
1910–1912 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1922 Racing Club 169 (118)
International career
1912–1919 Argentina 12 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio (March 6, 1893 – February 28, 1958) was an Argentine football player that spent all his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda. He played as a forward.[1]

He was part of the outstanding Racing Club squad that won 8 titles between 1913 and 1921, 7 of them consecutively.[1][2]

Betweem 1913 and 1922, he scored 118 goals in the Argentine Primera División,[3] finishing as the top scorer in 1917 and 1919.[1] Throughout his career, he scored scored 287 goals in official matches.[1]

Club career

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Marcovecchio (left) with Mario Boyé in a seniors match in 1949

After playing for a minor team of his neighborhood (Porteño),[1] Marcovecchio started his youth career at Racing in 1910.[4] Two years later he was promoted to the Primera División, starting a career that led him to win 20 trophies with the club.[4]

In 1917, Marchovecchio was the season's top scorer with 18 goals in 20 games.[5] In 1921, he won his last title with Racing Club before leaving football due to an injury.[1]

International career

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With the Argentina national team, Marcovecchio played 12 games, making his debut in December 1912 against Uruguay.[6] He was called up for the 1916 South American Championship and debuted against Chile, scoring two goals.[7] His international career ended in 1919,[6] when he represented Argentina in the Newton and Lipton Cups.

Honours

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Club

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Racing

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ídolos académicos: Alberto Marcovecchio, el de la sed goleadora". Racing Club - Sitio Oficial (in Spanish). 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ^ Uzquiz, Pedro (21 July 2001). "Una Academia de fútbol". Clarín. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ^ Ciullini, Paolo (14 October 2021). "Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio – Goals in Argentina League". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Ídolos: Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio". Racing Club - Sitio Oficial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ^ Castro Serna, Emmanuel (15 January 2025). "Argentina - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Alberto Marcovecchio » Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Alberto Marcovecchio » Copa América 1916 Argentina". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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