Eduardo Blanco (footballer)

Eduardo Blanco
Personal information
Date of birth 1897
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Date of death 1958 (aged 60–61)
Place of death Rosario, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914-1918 Rosario Central 69 (10)
International career
1917–? Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Blanco (1897 – 1958)[1] was an Argentine footballer who played as midfielder. Blanco spent all his career in Rosario Central, where he played from 1914 to 1918, winning three national titles and seven regional titles with the club.

Blanco debuted in Rosario Central in 1914, playing 69 matches and scoring 10 goals. Nevertheless, his career as player ended abruptly because of an injure to his left knee. Blanco became manager of Rosario Central in 1930.[2]

Apart from his club career, Blanco was also capped for the Argentina national team, being part of the team that competed in the 1917 South American Championship, where Argentina was runner-up.[3][4]

Titles

Rosario Central

References

  1. ^ Historia en Azul y Amarillo by Carlos Durhand on La Capital, published in 2010
  2. ^ Don Angel, Timoteo y el Patón on La Capital, 28 Dec 2021
  3. ^ "Eduardo Blanco". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "South American Championship 1917". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2021.