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'''Herminio Masantonio''' (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|football]] [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]]. He played most of his career for [[Club Atlético Huracán]] and represented [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] at international level. |
'''Herminio Masantonio''' (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|football]] [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]]. He played most of his career for [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]] and represented [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] at international level. |
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Masantonio is one of Huracán's legends,<ref name=factory/> being the all-time top scorer of the club. Besides, he is placed 3rd. in the [[list of Argentine Primera División top scorers]] with 253 goals in 358 matches.<ref name="rsssf">{{Cite web |title=Herminio Masantonio {{!}} Goals in Argentina League |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/masantoniodata.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Despite those outstanding marks, Masantonio was never top scorer of an individual season. He didn't win any official title with Huracán, either.<ref name=factory/> |
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==Club career== |
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== Biography == |
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Masantonio started his professional career at the very dawn of the professional era of [[Football in Argentina|Argentine football]] in 1931. He went on to become one of the most noted goalscorers in the history of the [[Primera Division Argentina|Argentine Primera Division]]. He scored a total of 256 goals in 358 games in Argentine football. He is still the third [[Primera División Argentina topscorers|highest scoring player in Argentine football]]. |
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Born in [[Ensenada, Buenos Aires|Ensenada]] in 1910, Masantonio started his career in Villa Albino Sportivo,<ref name=factory>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025427/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=515 Herminio Masantonio] on Fútbol Factory (archived)</ref> that was affiliated to [[La Plata]] football league, where he debuted in the fourth division in 1926. Three years later, Masantonio moved to Club Platense of the same league, where he started to show his scoring skills.<ref name=radiograf>[https://radiografica.org.ar/2021/06/01/herminio-masantonio-la-historia-del-mortero-de-parque-patricios/ Herminio Masantonio: la historia del Mortero de Parque Patricios] by Carlos Aira on Radio Gráfica, 1 Jun 2021</ref> |
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Apart from football, Masantonio was a [[boxing]] enthusiast and wished to make a career in the sport. Nevertheless, Lieutenant Tomás Ducó, member of C.A. Huracán (he would be later president of club) had been informed about Masantonio's potential for football so he convinced him to play for the club.<ref name=soy>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090321032909/http://www.soy-quemero.com.ar/fama/masantonio.htm Herminio Masantonio biography] on Soy Quemero</ref> Masantonio signed his first contract for Huracán, starting his career at the very dawn of the professional era of [[football in Argentina|Argentine football]] in 1931. He scored two goals to [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]] in his debut for Huracán, which thrashed the ''Cervecero'' 5–1. |
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{{cquote|That evening (his debut with Huracán) I scored the most formidable goal of my life. I took the ball in the center of the field, dribbled the left half, then the centrehalf, and even the two backs, shoting so strong that not only the goalkeeper could not see the trajectory of the ball but many people only heard a huge strike on one of the goal posts, and nothing else.<ref name=radiograf/>|source= Masantonio about one of the goals he scored in his professional debut}} |
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Masantonio scored 254 goals for Huracán making him the club's highest scoring player.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://herminiomasantonio_.otrofutbol.com.ar/ |title=Masantonio in numbers {{in lang{{!}}es}} |access-date=2007-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030155328/http://herminiomasantonio_.otrofutbol.com.ar/ |archive-date=2007-10-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored a total of 259 goals in 369 games for all of his club teams. |
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[[File:Herminio y el Charro.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Masantonio (right) with [[José Manuel Moreno]] in a Huracán v River Plate match]] |
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Masantonio was the inspiration for an [[Argentine tango]] titled {{YouTube|X2F_NbUBQTw|'El mortero del Globito'}}, written by Miguel Padula (music) and Francisco García Jiménez ([http://www.hermanotango.com.ar/Letras%20130207/EL%20MORTERO%20DEL%20GLOBITO.htm lyrics]), recorded on 9 May 1933 by the [http://www.todotango.com/english/creadores/orq_tvictor.asp Orquesta Típica Victor], featuring [http://www.todotango.com/english/creadores/agomez.asp Alberto Gómez] on vocals. |
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In his inaugural season in Primera División, Masantonio scored 23 goals. He was a skilled centreforward but sometimes he tended to abuse [[dribbling]]. A journalist stated that Masantonio "was a centroforward that is [[Bernabé Ferreyra]] when he is 40 metres to the goal, and [[Manuel Ferreira (footballer)|Nolo Ferreira]] when he is three metres", making a word name with both stars' surnames and comparing their different styles of playing.<ref name=radiograf/> |
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By 1939, Masantonio used to switch positions on the field, sometimes ocupping defensive positions or placing as centrehalf. That caused him to be punished by Huracán executives, alleging that "they have hired him to score goals". In 1941, Masantonio was seconded by prominent players such as [[Norberto Doroteo Méndez|Norberto Méndez]], [[Llamil Simes]], and Delfín Unzué. In 1937, 1939 and 1940 were the years when Masantonio scored most goals (28 each).<ref name=factory/> |
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==International career== |
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[[File:Herminio Masantonio.jpg|thumb|150px|Masantonio with Argentina in the 1930s. He was the top scorer in the 1935 and 1942 South American Championships]] |
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⚫ | Masantonio represented Argentina at the [[South American Championship 1935|1935]] and [[South American Championship 1942|1942]] [[Copa America|South American Championships]]. He was topscorer in both competitions as Argentina finished second in both tournaments; his 11 goals in the competition leave him in 13th place in the [[Copa América records and statistics#Goalscoring|list of Copa América topscorers]].<ref>[ |
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⚫ | Masantonio stayed with Huracán until 1943 when he left the club as a free agent, joining [[Uruguay]]an club [[Defensor Sporting Club|Defensor]] at 34 years old. He soon returned to Argentina to play for [[Club Atlético Banfield|Banfield]] in 1944 (only one match in Primera División, where he scored two goals) before retiring after one last season with Huracán (having played 5 matches, with 5 goals scored).<ref name=rsssf/> |
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Masantonio scored 246 goals for Huracán making him the club's highest scoring player.<ref name=rsssf/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://herminiomasantonio_.otrofutbol.com.ar/ |title=Masantonio in numbers {{in lang{{!}}es}} |access-date=2007-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030155328/http://herminiomasantonio_.otrofutbol.com.ar/ |archive-date=2007-10-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored a total of 259 goals in 369 games for all of his club teams. |
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⚫ | Masantonio represented Argentina at the [[South American Championship 1935|1935]] and [[South American Championship 1942|1942]] [[Copa America|South American Championships]]. He was topscorer in both competitions<ref name=factory/> as Argentina finished second in both tournaments; his 11 goals in the competition leave him in 13th place in the [[Copa América records and statistics#Goalscoring|list of Copa América topscorers]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sachampfulltrivia.html rsssf Copa América topscorers]</ref> |
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==Honours== |
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===Club=== |
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Masantonio scored a total of 21 goals for Argentina in only 19 games, putting him in 11th place in the table of [[Argentina national football team#Top goalscorers|Argentina's top goalscorers]].<ref name=Argentina-Goalscoring>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html |title=Goalscoring for Argentina National Team |author1=Roberto Mamrud |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=1 September 2016 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113172740/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html |archive-date=13 January 2010 }}</ref> |
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At only 46 years old,<ref name=factory/> Masantonio died of [[cancer]] on September 11, 1956, at the Hospital Rawson. The funeral was held in Club Huracán. Since then, Masantonio has received several tributes, including a monument (inaugurated in March 1996 in front of the club headquarters on Avenida Caseros)<ref name=radiograf/> and a street with his name in [[Parque Patricios]]. Masantonio was the inspiration for an [[Argentine tango]] titled ''El Mortero del Globito'', written by Miguel Padula (music) and Francisco García Jiménez.<ref>[http://www.hermanotango.com.ar/Letras%20130207/EL%20MORTERO%20DEL%20GLOBITO.htm El Mortero del Globito lyrics] on Hermano Tango</ref> recorded on 9 May 1933 by the Orquesta Típica Victor, featuring Alberto Gómez on vocals. Another song dedicated to Masantonio was ''El Pampero de Patricios''.<ref name=soy/> |
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== Titles == |
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;Huracán |
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* [[Copa Adrián C. Escobar]]: [[1942 Copa Adrián Escobar final|1942]] |
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*Copa Beccar Varela: 1933 |
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===International=== |
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*[[Copa Lipton]]: 1937 |
* [[Copa Lipton]]: 1937 |
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===Individual=== |
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*[[Copa América records and statistics#General statistics by tournament|Copa América Top-scorer]]: [[1935 South American Championship#Goal scorers|1935]],<ref>{{cite web|url= |
* [[Copa América records and statistics#General statistics by tournament|Copa América Top-scorer]]: [[1935 South American Championship#Goal scorers|1935]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/35safull.html|title=Southamerican Championship 1935 - Scorers' list|author1=Martín Tabeira|date=23 November 2007|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> [[1942 South American Championship#Goal scorers|1942]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/42safull.html|title=Southamerican Championship 1942 - Scorers' list|author1=Martín Tabeira|date=12 August 2009|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> |
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*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090321032909/http://www.soy-quemero.com.ar/fama/masantonio.htm Soy Quemero profile] |
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 August 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Ensenada, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 11 September 1956 | (aged 46)||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Sportivo Villa Albino | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1943, 1945 | Huracán | 349 | (254) |
1943 | Defensor | 11 | (3) |
1944 | Banfield | 9 | (2) |
International career | |||
1935–1942 | Argentinien | 19 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2007 |
Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentine football centre-forward. He played most of his career for Huracán and represented Argentina at international level.
Masantonio is one of Huracán's legends,[1] being the all-time top scorer of the club. Besides, he is placed 3rd. in the list of Argentine Primera División top scorers with 253 goals in 358 matches.[2] Despite those outstanding marks, Masantonio was never top scorer of an individual season. He didn't win any official title with Huracán, either.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Ensenada in 1910, Masantonio started his career in Villa Albino Sportivo,[1] that was affiliated to La Plata football league, where he debuted in the fourth division in 1926. Three years later, Masantonio moved to Club Platense of the same league, where he started to show his scoring skills.[3]
Apart from football, Masantonio was a boxing enthusiast and wished to make a career in the sport. Nevertheless, Lieutenant Tomás Ducó, member of C.A. Huracán (he would be later president of club) had been informed about Masantonio's potential for football so he convinced him to play for the club.[4] Masantonio signed his first contract for Huracán, starting his career at the very dawn of the professional era of Argentine football in 1931. He scored two goals to Quilmes in his debut for Huracán, which thrashed the Cervecero 5–1.
That evening (his debut with Huracán) I scored the most formidable goal of my life. I took the ball in the center of the field, dribbled the left half, then the centrehalf, and even the two backs, shoting so strong that not only the goalkeeper could not see the trajectory of the ball but many people only heard a huge strike on one of the goal posts, and nothing else.[3]
— Masantonio about one of the goals he scored in his professional debut
In his inaugural season in Primera División, Masantonio scored 23 goals. He was a skilled centreforward but sometimes he tended to abuse dribbling. A journalist stated that Masantonio "was a centroforward that is Bernabé Ferreyra when he is 40 metres to the goal, and Nolo Ferreira when he is three metres", making a word name with both stars' surnames and comparing their different styles of playing.[3]
By 1939, Masantonio used to switch positions on the field, sometimes ocupping defensive positions or placing as centrehalf. That caused him to be punished by Huracán executives, alleging that "they have hired him to score goals". In 1941, Masantonio was seconded by prominent players such as Norberto Méndez, Llamil Simes, and Delfín Unzué. In 1937, 1939 and 1940 were the years when Masantonio scored most goals (28 each).[1]
Masantonio stayed with Huracán until 1943 when he left the club as a free agent, joining Uruguayan club Defensor at 34 years old. He soon returned to Argentina to play for Banfield in 1944 (only one match in Primera División, where he scored two goals) before retiring after one last season with Huracán (having played 5 matches, with 5 goals scored).[2]
Masantonio scored 246 goals for Huracán making him the club's highest scoring player.[2][5] He scored a total of 259 goals in 369 games for all of his club teams.
Masantonio represented Argentina at the 1935 and 1942 South American Championships. He was topscorer in both competitions[1] as Argentina finished second in both tournaments; his 11 goals in the competition leave him in 13th place in the list of Copa América topscorers.[6]
Masantonio scored a total of 21 goals for Argentina in only 19 games, putting him in 11th place in the table of Argentina's top goalscorers.[7]
At only 46 years old,[1] Masantonio died of cancer on September 11, 1956, at the Hospital Rawson. The funeral was held in Club Huracán. Since then, Masantonio has received several tributes, including a monument (inaugurated in March 1996 in front of the club headquarters on Avenida Caseros)[3] and a street with his name in Parque Patricios. Masantonio was the inspiration for an Argentine tango titled El Mortero del Globito, written by Miguel Padula (music) and Francisco García Jiménez.[8] recorded on 9 May 1933 by the Orquesta Típica Victor, featuring Alberto Gómez on vocals. Another song dedicated to Masantonio was El Pampero de Patricios.[4]
Titles
[edit]- Huracán
- Argentinien
- Copa Lipton: 1937
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Herminio Masantonio on Fútbol Factory (archived)
- ^ a b c "Herminio Masantonio | Goals in Argentina League". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b c d Herminio Masantonio: la historia del Mortero de Parque Patricios by Carlos Aira on Radio Gráfica, 1 Jun 2021
- ^ a b Herminio Masantonio biography on Soy Quemero
- ^ "Masantonio in numbers {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ rsssf Copa América topscorers
- ^ Roberto Mamrud (14 July 2016). "Goalscoring for Argentina National Team". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ El Mortero del Globito lyrics on Hermano Tango
- ^ Martín Tabeira (23 November 2007). "Southamerican Championship 1935 - Scorers' list". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Martín Tabeira (12 August 2009). "Southamerican Championship 1942 - Scorers' list". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- 1910 births
- 1956 deaths
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Defensor Sporting players
- Club Atlético Banfield footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Copa América-winning players
- Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery