Enrique Guaita (Spanish: [enˈrike ˈɣwajta]; 11 July 1910 – 18 May 1959), also known as Enrico Guaita (Italian: [enˈriːko ˈɡwaita]), was an Italian Argentine footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy as a forward.[1] He helped win the 1933–35 Central European International Cup & the World Cup in 1934 with Italy.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Guaita | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucas González, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 18 May 1959 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1933 | Estudiantes | 65 | (33) |
| 1933–1935 | Roma | 61 | (43) |
| 1936–1937 | Racing Club | 57 | (28) |
| 1938–1939 | Estudiantes | 27 | (9) |
| Total | 210 | (113) | |
| International career | |||
| 1933, 1937 | Argentina | 4 | (1) |
| 1934–1935 | Italy | 10 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played most of his footballing career in Argentina with Estudiantes and Racing Club, but also played in Italy with Roma where he was nicknamed Il Corsaro Nero.
Club career
editGuaita played for Estudiantes de La Plata, where he was part of the famous attack Los Profesores. In 1934, he moved to Italy, where he probably played his best football. He played two seasons for A.S. Roma from 1933 to 1935. He was the top-scorer of the League in 1934–35, with 28 goals. He became known as Il Corsaro Nero. Fearing being drafted by the Italian army, in 1936, he returned to Argentina, where he played for Racing Club de Avellaneda and, again, Estudiantes de La Plata. He retired at the end of the 1939 season.
International career
editGuaita was one of twelve Argentine players to represent both Argentina (four caps, one goal) and Italy (ten caps, five goals) at national level, before banning the simultaneous playing for more than one national team. With Argentina, he won the 1937 South American Championship, and with the Italy national team, he scored the only goal in the semifinal match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup against Austria to give Italy a 1–0 title win on home soil. He also won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup with Italy.
Honours
editInternational
edit- Argentina
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ rsssf: Argentines in the Italy national team
- ^ "From Tevez, Icardi and Higuain to Maradona and Orsi: Why Argentinian strikers rule Serie A". Squawka Football News. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
External links
edit- Enrique Guaita at National-Football-Teams.com
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)
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