Juan Evaristo (20 June 1902 – 8 May 1978) was an Argentine football wing half-back who played for Argentina between 1923 and 1930. Along with his younger brother Mario, an outside left, they became the first siblings to appear in a World Cup final.^[1]

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Juan Evaristo

Juan Evaristo from El Gráfico 573, in 1930
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Full name	Juan Evaristo
Date of birth	(1902-06-20)20 June 1902
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	8 May 1978 (Aged 75)
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1929	Sportivo Palermo	213	(12)
1930	Sportivo Barracas
1931–1932	Boca Juniors	24	(0)
1933	Independiente	2	(0)
1936	Argentinos Juniors	6	(0)
1937	Sportivo Barracas	1	(0)
International career
1923–1930	Argentina	26	(6)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Argentina Copa América Winner 1927 Peru Team Winner 1929 Argentina Team FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1930 Uruguay Team Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Evaristo played for Sportivo Palermo, Club Atlético Huracán and Sportivo Barracas during the amateur era of Argentine football. In 1931 he joined Boca Juniors helping them to win the first ever professional title in Argentine football. He left Boca for Club Atlético Independiente in 1932 and later played for Argentinos Juniors and Sportivo Barracas where he retired from football in 1937.

He and his brother Mario were in charge of Boca's youth academies for more than 30 years.

He was a member of the Argentine team, which won the silver medal in the Olympic football tournament.^[2][3] He participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930,^[4] where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay.

Evaristo also played in two editions of Copa América, 1927^[5] and 1929,^[6] both won by Argentina.