Roberto Perfumo
![]() Perfumo in 1969 |
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| Full name |
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo |
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| Date of birth |
(1942-10-03)3 October 1942 |
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| Place of birth |
Sarandí, Argentina |
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| Date of death |
10 March 2016(2016-03-10) (aged 73) |
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| Place of death |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Position(s) |
Defender |
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| 1960–1961 |
River Plate |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1962–1970 |
Racing Club |
207 |
(14) |
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| 1971–1974 |
Cruzeiro |
141 |
(6) |
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| 1975–1978 |
River Plate |
110 |
(4) |
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| 1964–1974 |
Argentina |
37 |
(0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo (3 October 1942 – 10 March 2016) was an Argentine footballer and sports commentator. He was nicknamed El Mariscal. He was thought as one of the best Argentine defenders ever.[1][2] Perfumo played for Racing, River Plate and Brazilian team Cruzeiro. With the national team, he played the 1966 and 1974 World Cups.
Perfumo died at 73 from a skull injury after falling from a stairway in Buenos Aires on 10 March 2016.
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