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José Salomón

José Salomón

Argentine footballer

José Salomón (9 July 1916 in La Plata – 22 January 1990) was an Argentine football defender who played club football for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Racing Club de Avellaneda and captained the Argentina national football team.[1]

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Salomón started his career in 1934 with Talleres before moving to Avellaneda to play for Racing Club between 1939 and 1945.

Salomón played a total of 44 games for Argentina[2] including 21 in the Copa América a national record he shares with Oscar Ruggeri. Salomón was part of two Copa América winning teams but his career was ended in the 1946 edition of the competition by a Jair Rosa Pinto tackle which broke his tibia and fibula sparking a riot and pitch invasion and fueling the Argentina and Brazil football rivalry.[3]

Honours

Racing
Argentina

References

  1. [1]
    http://www.once-onze.narod.ru/ARGENTINA/S/Sam/Salomon_Jose.mht%5B%5D
  2. [2]
    rsssf: Argentina record international players Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "Match Preview – Brazil v Argentina | UNSORTED | Unhoused Import Pages". Arsenal.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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