Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino was an Italian Argentine forward who played for both the Argentine and the Italy national football teams.
11 Facts About Rinaldo Martino
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Usually a forward, Martino was a player known for his lethal combination of goal scoring ability, playmaking skills and technique.
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Rinaldo Martino was signed by San Lorenzo de Almagro in 1941 at the age of 19 from Belgrano de Rosario.
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Rinaldo Martino made his debut in 1941 against Newell's Old Boys and in 1942 he became the top scorer in the Argentine Primera netting 25 goals in 30 games.
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In 1949 Rinaldo Martino moved to Italy joining Juventus and helping them to record their first championship since the 1930s.
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Rinaldo Martino then moved to Uruguay to play for Nacional helping them to win the Uruguayan Championship.
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In 1951 Rinaldo Martino returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors but he was sold back to Nacional in 1952 for 300,000 pesos.
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Rinaldo Martino played there until 1953, helping the team to win another Uruguayan league title and several other minor titles.
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In 1953, Nacional released his pass, and Rinaldo Martino went to Sao Paulo FC, for a period of testing during the Rio-Sao Paulo Tournament.
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Rinaldo Martino was part of the Argentina squads that won the Copa America in 1945 and 1946.
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Rinaldo Martino died in Buenos Aires in 2000 at the age of 79.