 Seoane during the1925 Boca Juniors tour to Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1902-03-19)19 March 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Piñeyro, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 August 1975(1975-08-21) (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Quilmes, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1918–1920 | Progresista[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920–1921 | Independiente | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1923 | Independiente | (total below) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1925 | El Porvenir | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 | Boca Juniors | ? | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926–1933 | Independiente | 264 | (241) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924–1929 | Argentina | 19 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1937 | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manuel Seoane (19 March 1902 – 21 August 1975), nicknamedLa Chancha, was an Argentinefootballer who played as astriker forIndependiente andArgentina national team.
Seoane is considered one of the best all-time players for Independiente[2] and one of the best of the 1920s decade.[3][4] He gained recognition from the media and fans for being a strategist and a team player, as well as highly technical with the ball. He was also an implacable striker,[5] being Independiente's 2nd all-time top scorer afterArsenio Erico and 4th. amongst all-timePrimera División topscorers with 249 goals in 299 league matches.[6]
He later went on to become the manager of theArgentina national team between 1935 and 1937.[7]
He started playing atClub Progresista with 15 years old. After scoring two goals in a practice match, he joined Independiente, where he made his official debut on 6 March 1921 in a game againstSan Lorenzo. Seoane totalized two titles won with the institution that played at the Asociación Amateur de Football league.
Independiente won its first championship in1922,[8] with a great impact on the media which nicknamed the team"Los Diablos Rojos" ("The Red Devils"). The Devils has remained since as a trademark for Independiente players and supporters. That team was formed by notable players asRaimundo Orsi,Zoilo Canavery, Alberto Lalín,Luis Ravaschino and Seoane himself.
Seoane went on to score 241 goals for the club in 264 appearances. He finished as thePrimera División top scorer on three occasions (1922, 1926 and 1929) during his career. He also won several titles with Independiente, including the Argentine championships of1922 and1926.
In 1923 he was sent off after an incident with a referee, this led to his suspension from the "Asociación Argentina de Football" league and his move to joinEl Porvenir, which played in the rival league "Asociación Amateurs de Football".
During his time with El Porvenir he made his debut for theArgentina national team, where he formed the forward line withCesáreo Onzari. Seoane scored 3 goals in his debut with the national side, where he played a total of 19 matches scoring 14 goals between 1921 and 1929.[9]
In 1925 Seoane joinedBoca Juniors on its successful tour on Europe hitting 16 of the 40 goals converted by the team. He also played for Argentina in the1925 South American Championship, being the topscorer of the tournament with 6 goals.[9]
Once the punishment ended, he returned to Independiente in 1926, winning the title with the club that same year apart from being the topscorer with 76 goals.[10]
He continued playing for Independiente until his retirement in1933 due to hisoverweight problems. On 22 August 1934, the club organised a match in his honour and made a collection to buy him a house.[11]
Seoane played for Argentina between 1924 and 1929, appearing in 4Copa Américas (1924, 1925, 1927 & 1929).[12] He was part of the winning team in 1925 1927 and 1929 and he was also the top scorer in 1925 with 6 goals.
Seoane went on to have a successful career as a football manager, he was manager ofArgentina between 1934 and 1937.
During his last years, Seoane was in charge of the Independiente'scampground located inQuilmes, Buenos Aires, after retiring from the textile industry where he had worked.
Seoane died inQuilmes on 21 August 1975, aged 73.[13]
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