1. Herminio Masantonio was an Argentine football centre-forward.
18 Facts About Herminio Masantonio
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Herminio Masantonio played most of his career for Huracan and represented Argentina at international level.
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Three years later, Herminio Masantonio moved to Club Platense of the same league, where he started to show his scoring skills.
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Apart from football, Herminio Masantonio was a boxing enthusiast and wished to make a career in the sport.
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Herminio Masantonio signed his first contract for Huracan, starting his career at the very dawn of the professional era of Argentine football in 1931.
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Herminio Masantonio was a skilled centreforward but sometimes he tended to abuse dribbling.
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In 1941, Herminio Masantonio was seconded by prominent players such as Norberto Mendez, Llamil Simes, and Delfin Unzue.
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In 1937,1939 and 1940 were the years when Herminio Masantonio scored most goals.
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Herminio Masantonio stayed with Huracan until 1943 when he left the club as a free agent, joining Uruguayan club Defensor at 34 years old.
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Herminio Masantonio soon returned to Argentina to play for Banfield in 1944 before retiring after one last season with Huracan.
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Herminio Masantonio scored 246 goals for Huracan making him the club's highest scoring player.
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Herminio Masantonio scored a total of 259 goals in 369 games for all of his club teams.
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Herminio Masantonio represented Argentina at the 1935 and 1942 South American Championships.
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Herminio Masantonio was topscorer in both competitions as Argentina finished second in both tournaments; his 11 goals in the competition leave him in 13th place in the list of Copa America topscorers.
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Herminio Masantonio scored a total of 21 goals for Argentina in only 19 games, putting him in 11th place in the table of Argentina's top goalscorers.
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At only 46 years old, Herminio Masantonio died of cancer on September 11,1956, at the Hospital Rawson.
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Since then, Herminio Masantonio has received several tributes, including a monument and a street with his name in Parque Patricios.
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Herminio Masantonio was the inspiration for an Argentine tango titled El Mortero del Globito, written by Miguel Padula and Francisco Garcia Jimenez.