Eduardo de Saa was a footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Born in Spain, he played for the Chile national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Lugo, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1930 | La Paternal | ||
| 1931–? | Vélez Sarsfield | 14 | (1) |
| 1937–1938 | Unión Española | ||
| 1939–1941 | Universidad de Chile | 29 | (1) |
| 1942 | Always Ready | ||
| International career | |||
| 1941 | Chile | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1942 | Always Ready | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Lugo, Spain, De Saa developed his career in South America. He joined Vélez Sarsfield, alongside his brother Manuel Herminio, from Club Atlético La Paternal[1][2][3] as a forward, but he later turned into a defender. For the club, he made fourteen appearances and scored one goal.[2]
In the late 1930s, he emigrated to Chile and played for Unión Española.[4] In 1939, he joined Universidad de Chile,[5] becoming the first Argentine player in the club history.[6] With them, he won the 1940 league title, the first one for the club.[7][8][9]
In April 1942, he moved to Bolivia[10] and performed as both player and manager of Always Ready, coinciding with the Chilean goalkeeper Horacio Amaral.[11]
At international level, he represented the Chile in 1941[12] becoming the third Argentine to make it after Colin Campbell (1910) and Salvador Nocetti (1940).[13]
Personal life
editHis brother, Manuel Herminio,[14] was a well-known defender of Vélez Sarsfield between 1926 and 1941 and represented the Argentina national team in 1935.[2]
Born in Lugo, Spain,[2] to a Spanish father and an Argentine mother,[15] he naturalized Argentine.[6]
Due to his origin, he and his brother were nicknamed Gallego.[10][11][15]
References
edit- ^ Colussi, Luis Alberto; Guris, Carlos Alberto; Kurhy, Víctor Hugo. Fútbol Argentino: Crónicas y Estadísticas, Liga Argentina de Football - 1ª División – 1931 (in Spanish). Argentina. pp. 5, 15, 59. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Una Jota, Un Vals Peruano y un zaguero de apellido Manzo". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 25 December 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Vasconcellos Fraga, Johny (22 April 2018). "VELEZ SARSFIELD * PARTE 3". ANOTANDO FÚTBOL * (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "COLO-COLO 2:1 UNIÓN ESPAÑOLA TORNEO NACIONAL 1937". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "U. de Chile - campañas - 1939". www.chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b (Historia del Romántico Viajero) Primer argentino🇦🇷 campeón en la “U” on Facebook (in Spanish). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "La primera estrella laica". Radio Cronan (in Spanish). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Historia del Club". LaBullanguera.cl (in Spanish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Sandoval, Juan (8 December 2016). "Se cumplen 76 años desde que la "U" bajó su primera estrella". Dale Bulla (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b "DE SAA SE FUE A BOLIVIA" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). 8902. Santiago, Chile: 2. 20 April 1942. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "SOBRE FOOTBALL EN BOLIVIA NOS HABLA EDUARDO DE SAA" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). 9175. Santiago, Chile: 4. 18 January 1943. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Gustavo Canales, el delantero que llegó a la selección "por derecho propio"". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Rodríguez, El Flaco (2016). "Parte II: La diáspora argentina". La Pizarra Del DT (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Ortega Masot, Antonio (10 May 2023). "Vélez Sarsfield en México 1940". Historia del Futbol Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Figurita difícil: Manuel De Saa". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
External links
edit- Eduardo de Saa at BDFA (in Spanish)