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Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scored 221 goals in 305 games for the club (in all official competitions), making him Boca Juniors' highest scoring player until his record was surpassed by Martín Palermo in 2010.[1] He also ranks 5th. among the all-time Primera División top scorers, with 236 goals in 345 league matches.[2]

Roberto Cherro

Cherro in 1939
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Eugenio Cerro
Date of birth	(1907-02-23)23 February 1907
Place of birth	Barracas, Argentina
Date of death	11 October 1965(1965-10-11) (aged 58)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Sportivo Barracas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924	Sportivo Barracas
1925	Ferro Carril Oeste
1926–1938	Boca Juniors	305	(221)
National team
1926–1937	Argentina	16	(13)
Honours Representing  Argentina Men's Football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1930 Uruguay National Team Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cherro won five league titles with Boca Juniors, being also the club's top scorer on five occasions (1926, 1928, and 1930 with 20, 32 and 37 goals respectively). He was also part of the Argentina national team that won the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]

International career

Cherro won the Copa América in 1929 with the Argentina national football team.

On 5 February 1933, Cherro famously scored all four goals in a 4–1 win over arch enemies Uruguay.

Titles

Boca Juniors

• Argentine Primera División: (5) 1926, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935
• Copa Estímulo (1): 1926

References

External links

• Boca Juniors profile (in Spanish)
• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)

На других языках

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- [en] Roberto Cherro

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[es] Roberto Cherro

Roberto Eugenio Cherro (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23 de febrero de 1907-Quilmes, Argentina, 10 de octubre de 1965), conocido como Roberto Cherro, fue un futbolista argentino que se desempeñaba en la posición de delantero. Es uno de los grandes goleadores de la historia del fútbol argentino.

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[fr] Roberto Cherro

Roberto Eugenio Cerro dit Roberto Cherro, né le 23 février 1907 à Barracas et mort le 11 octobre 1965 à Buenos Aires, est un footballeur argentin des années 1920 et 1930.

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[it] Roberto Cherro

Roberto Eugenio Cherro, a volte riportato anche come Cerro[1] (Barracas, 23 febbraio 1907 – Quilmes, 11 ottobre 1965), è stato un calciatore argentino, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Черро, Роберто

Робе́рто Эухе́нио Се́рро (исп. Roberto Eugenio Cerro; 23 февраля 1907, Буэнос-Айрес — 11 октября 1965, там же), более известный под именем Роберто Че́рро (исп. Roberto Cherro) — аргентинский футболист, нападающий. Серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 1928 года в Амстердаме и первого чемпионата мира по футболу. Брат другого известного футболиста — Фелипе Черро. Является вторым после Мартина Палермо бомбардиром «Боки Хуниорс» за всю историю.

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