 Sastre while playing forIndependiente | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1911-04-27)27 April 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 1987(1987-11-23) (aged 76) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1931 | Progresista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1942 | Independiente | ||
| 1942–1946 | São Paulo | ||
| 1947 | Gimnasia (LP) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933–1941 | Argentina | 34 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Antonio Sastre (27 April 1911 – 23 November 1987) was an Argentinefootballer who played most of his career forClub Atlético Independiente andSão Paulo of Brazil. He is one of the 24 players inducted into theArgentine Football Association Hall of Fame. Sastre was an all-roundmidfielder who could play well almost anywhere on the pitch due to his intelligence and versatility.[1]
Sastre is also known as one of the first trueplaymakers of the pre-war era as well as one of the best.[2] Sastre won 11 titles at club level, and 2 international championships with the Argentina national team.
Sastre began his football career atProgresista, being traded to Independiente in1931. With the coming of forwardsVicente de la Mata andArsenio Erico, Independiente built a powerful formation that would win the1938,1939 league titles plus domestic cupsIbarguren,A. Escobar and internationalCopa Aldao twice.
During his 12 seasons with the club he played 340 games, scoring 112 goals.[2] In 1942 Sastre joined Brazilian sideSão Paulo which last title had been won in 1931. Playing for São Paulo, Sastre won threePaulista championships in 1943, 1945 and 1946.
"When I arrived in Sao Paulo, my adaptation was not easy. The media said that the club had acquired abondi, as they referred to old trams, rusted iron. We lost the first two matches, causing the coach resigned. When Lloreca was hired as coach and I was not used to train every day, I talk to him and reached an agreement which allowed me to go directly to the field on Sundays, before the lunch. In the first match we played with Lloreca coaching, we won by 9–1 and I scored six goals"
— Antonio Sastre remembering his years with Sao Paulo.[2]
Sastre returned to Argentina in 1947 when he helpedGimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win theSegunda División championship and gain promotion to the first division that same year.
Sastre played for theArgentina national team on 34 occasions, scoring 6 goals. He wonCopa América with Argentina on two occasions, in 1937 and 1941.
Independiente
São Paulo
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
Argentina
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