Rinaldo Martino

Football player infobox
playername = Rinaldo Martino


fullname = Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1921|11|6
cityofbirth = Rosario
countryofbirth = Argentina
dateofdeath = birth date|2000|11|15 (Aged 79)
cityofdeath = Buenos Aires
countryofdeath = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Belgrano de Rosario
years = 1941-1948
1949-1950
1950
1951
1951-1953
1953
clubs = San Lorenzo
Juventus
Nacional
Boca Juniors
Nacional
C.A. Cerro
caps(goals) = 223 (142)
33 (18)
? (?)
15 (3)
? (?)
? (?)
nationalyears = 1942-1948
1949
nationalteam = Argentina
Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 20 (15)
1 (0)
pcupdate = March 2008

Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino ( November 6 1921 - November 15 2000) was an Argentine football striker who played for both the Argentina and the Italy national football teams [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/argital-recintlp.html rsssf: Argentines in the Italian National Team] ] .

Club career

Martino was signed by San Lorenzo de Almagro in 1941 at the age of 19 from Belgrano de Rosario. He made his debut in 1941 against Newell's Old Boys [ [http://www.museodesanlorenzo.com.ar/contenido/MUSEO1/fichas19.htm San Lorenzo profile] ] and in 1942 he became the top scorer in the Argentine Primera netting 25 goals in 30 games. In 1946 the team won the Primera División championship.In 1949 Martino moved to Italy joining Juventus and helping them to record their first championship since the 1930s. During his time in Italy he made one appearance for the Italy national team.

Martino then moved to Uruguay to play for Nacional helping them to win the Uruguayan Championship. In 1951 Martino returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors but he was sold back to Nacional in 1952 for 300,000 pesos. He played there until 1953, helping the team to win another Uruguayan league title and several other minor titles. In 1953 he joined C.A. Cerro who were his last club.

Club titles

International career

Martino played for Argentina in the 1940s, he made his debut in 1942 in a 4-1 win over Uruguay. He was part of the Argentina squads that won the Copa América in 1945 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-squad-sachamp.html#1945 rsssf: Copa América 1945] ] and 1946 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-squad-sachamp.html#1946 rsssf: Copa América] ] . During his time in Italy he also made a single appearance for the Italy national team.

International titles

After retirement

In 1964 he served as the president of the Argentine ex-footballers mutual society.

Martino's love of Argentine Tango led him to establish a "Casa Porteño" called Caño 14 in the 1960s which featured traditional tango music for 18 years. He died in Buenos Aires in 2000 at the age of 79.

External links

*it icon [http://www.myjuve.it/giocatori-juventus/rinaldo_fioravante-martino-partite-disputate-totale-239-Tot.aspx Juventus statistics]
*es icon [http://www.futbol5.net/seccion56.html Futbol5 profile]
*es icon [http://www.futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=285 Futbol Factory profile]
*es icon [http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?m=news&n=5214&idm=107 AFA profile]
*it icon [http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.com/2007/10/rinaldo-fioravante-martino.html Player profile]

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