Roberto González Escarrá
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Place of death | Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1908–1915 | Porteño | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914 | Argentina | ||
Roberto González Escarrá (born c. 1890) was an Argentine football player. He played as defender in Club Atlético Porteño and in the Argentina national team.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Born in Buenos Aires Province, González Escarrá began his career in the youth division of Lomas Athletic Club. He then played in Instituto Americano of Adrogué,[3] team that played the final of the Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich in 1908.
In 1908, González Escarrá moved to Porteño, where he won his first Primera División title with the club in 1912, then winning a new championship in 1914,[4] both organised by dissident Federación Argentina de Football. With Porteño, González Escarrá also won the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club in 1915, after beating Racing Club by 2–1.[5]
In 1914, Roberto González Escarrá was called up to the Argentina national team. His first game was a friendly match v. Brazil, played on September 20, 1914, in the Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires stadium, which was won by Argentina by 3–0.[6]
Titles
[edit]- Primera División (2): 1912 FAF, 1914 FAF
- Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (1): 1915
References
[edit]- ^ Roberto Escarrá, zerozero.pt
- ^ "Argentina 3 x 0 Brasil - Match Report Friendly on Jogos Seleccion Brasileira website
- ^ Fray Mocho:semanario festivo, literario, artístico y de actualidades, Fray Mocho., 1917, 1917
- ^ Argentina - Domestic Championships 1912, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Porteño y sus medallas de oro, Clarín
- ^ Seleção brasileira: 1914-2006, Antonio Carlos Napoleão, Roberto Assaf, 2006, ISBN 9788574781860