| Arsenio Erico | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arsenio Erico | |
| Date of birth | March 30, 1915 | |
| Place of birth | ||
| Date of death | July 23, 1977 (aged 62) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1930-1933 1933-1946 1946-1947 1947-1949 | Nacional Independiente Huracán Nacional | ? (?) 325 (293) 7 (0) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| Paraguay | 26 (56) unofficial | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Arsenio Pastor Erico (March 30, 1915 - July 23, 1977) was a Paraguayan football forward, the all-time highest goalscorer in the Argentine first division. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Primera División Argentina topscorers concerns the topscorers in Primera División Argentina and associated statistics and facts Primera División ( English: First Division) is the top category of Argentine Football, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association He is considered the best Paraguayan footballer of all time.
Erico, born in Asunción, Paraguay, started his career in Club Nacional of Paraguay and made his debut in the club's first team squad at the age of 15. Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Club Nacional is a Paraguayan Football (soccer team based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, founded in 1904
During the early 1930's, Erico was part of the Paraguayan Red Cross football team that was on tour in Argentina in order to gather founds for the Chaco War. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The Chaco War (1932&ndash1935 was fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of a great part of the Gran Chaco region of South America Because of his good performances during the friendly matches in the mentioned tour, Club Atlético Independiente of Argentina signed him. Club Atlético Independiente is a popular Argentine Sports club best known for its football team established in 1905 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. He made his debut for Independiente on May 5, 1934 and began to show why he had acquired the nickname 'jumping devil'. Club Atlético Independiente is a popular Argentine Sports club best known for its football team established in 1905 Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Soon after this, however, Erico caught an infection which led to a long period out of the game. Then, in 1935, he fractured his arm twice. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A bone fracture (sometimes abbreviated # or Fx or Fx) is a medical condition in which a Bone is cracked or broken After he recovered, however, he reminded everyone of his talent by taking Independiente to the league title in 1938 and 1939. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Later, he joined Huracán where he only played 7 games in 1947 before retiring. Club Atlético Huracán is a professional football team from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Erico was the league's top-scorer three times in a row: 1937 (47 goals), 1938 (43) and 1939 (40). Primera División Argentina topscorers concerns the topscorers in Primera División Argentina and associated statistics and facts Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is the highest goalscorer in the history of the Argentine league, with 293 goals in 332 matches. Angel Labruna nearly tied his mark, but he retired after scoring 292 goals. Angel Amadeo Labruna, (b Buenos Aires September 28, 1918 - d September 20 1983) was a football player and coach in
Erico never played an official game for Paraguay but he did score an incredible 56 goals in 26 unofficial matches between 1933 and 1934. The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.
Arsenio Erico was an inspiration to Argentine player Alfredo Di Stéfano, who considered him one of the greatest players ever. Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé (born 4 July 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine - Spanish former footballer and Erico died in 1977.
| Year | Games | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 21 | 12 | Independiente |
| 1935 | 18 | 22 | Independiente |
| 1936 | 26 | 21 | Independiente |
| 1937 | 34 | 47 | Independiente |
| 1938 | 30 | 43 | Independiente |
| 1939 | 32 | 40 | Independiente |
| 1940 | 30 | 29 | Independiente |
| 1941 | 27 | 26 | Independiente |
| 1942 | 3 | 0 | Independiente |
| 1943 | 29 | 17 | Independiente |
| 1944 | 26 | 12 | Independiente |
| 1945 | 30 | 20 | Independiente |
| 1946 | 19 | 4 | Independiente |
| 1947 | 7 | 0 | Huracán |
| Total | 332 | 293 | - |