Peregrino Anselmo

Juan Peregrino Anselmo (30 April 1902 – 27 October 1975) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker for Uruguay national team. He was a member of national team which won 1930 FIFA World Cup. He scored 3 goals in the tournament, including 2 in the semi-finals.[1] He was the first false 9 in a World Cup. He was part of squad which won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but didn't played any game. He was a player[2] and later coach of C.A. Peñarol. As coach, succeeding mid-1962 the Hungarian Béla Guttmann in office, he led the club to the Uruguayan championship of the same year. In the later part of 1963 the Uruguayan goalkeeper Roque Maspoli succeeded him.

Juan Anselmo
Personal information
Full name Juan Peregrino Anselmo
Date of birth (1902-04-30)30 April 1902
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 27 October 1975(1975-10-27) (aged 73)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1935 Peñarol 180 (102)
Total 180 (102)
National team
1927–1934 Uruguay 8 (3)
Teams managed
1962 Peñarol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International goals

Uruguay's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Romania3–04–01930 FIFA World Cup
2.27 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Yugoslavia2–16–1
3.3–1

Honours

Peñarol

Uruguay

References

  1. "The forgotten heroes of '66 get World Cup medals at last | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20091202104014/http://carbonero.com/index.php/Idolos-1891-1929/juan-peregrin-anselmo.html. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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