José Salomón (9 July 1916 in La Plata – 22 January 1990) was an Argentine football defender who played club football for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Racing Club de Avellaneda and captained the Argentina national football team.[1]
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Full name | José Salomón | ||
Date of birth | (1916-07-09)9 July 1916 | ||
Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 73) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1934 | Talleres-Lanus | 3 | (0) |
1934–1938 | Talleres (RE) | 93 | (0) |
1939–1946 | Racing Club | 215 | (0) |
1947 | Liverpool de Montevideo | (0) | |
1950 | Talleres (RE) | 9 | (0) |
National team | |||
1939–1946 | Argentina | 44 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Salomón started his career in 1934 with Talleres before moving to Avellaneda to play for Racing Club between 1939 and 1945.
Salomón played a total of 44 games for Argentina[2] including 21 in the Copa América a national record he shares with Oscar Ruggeri. Salomón was part of two Copa América winning teams but his career was ended in the 1946 edition of the competition by a Jair Rosa Pinto tackle which broke his tibia and fibula sparking a riot and pitch invasion and fueling the Argentina and Brazil football rivalry.[3]
Season | Club | Title |
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1941 | Argentina | Copa América |
1942 | Argentina | Copa Lipton |
1945 | Argentina | Copa Lipton |
1945 | Argentina | Copa América |
1946 | Argentina | Copa América |
Argentina squad – 1941 South American Championship winners (6th title) | ||
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Argentina squad – 1942 South American Championship runners-up | ||
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Argentina squad – 1945 South American Championship winners (7th title) | ||
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Argentina squad – 1946 South American Championship winners (8th title) | ||
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