Juan Botasso (23 October 1908 – 5 October 1950) was an Argentine footballer. He played in goal for Argentina in the 1930 FIFA World Cup final on 30 July 1930, which was lost 4–2 to Uruguay.[1]
![]() Botasso in 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Juan Botasso | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 23 October 1908 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | October 5, 1950(1950-10-05) (aged 41) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Quilmes, Argentina | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1927–1930 | Argentino de Quilmes | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1930–1938 | Racing Club | |||||||||||||||
1938–1946 | Argentino de Quilmes | (0) | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Botasso (sometimes written Bottaso) started his career in 1927 with Argentino de Quilmes. After playing in the 1930 World Cup he moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda where he played until 1938. Botasso then returned to Argentino de Quilmes who were playing in the Argentine 2nd Division.
Argentina squad – 1929 South American Championship winners (4th title) | ||
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Argentina squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup runners-up | ||
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