Full name Julio Elias Musimessi Role Football player Name Julio Musimessi | Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1924-07-09)July 9, 1924 Place of birth Resistencia, Province of Chaco, Argentina Date of death August 27, 1997(1997-08-27) (aged 73) Died September 4, 1996, Moron, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Viva Boca - Julio Musimessi y Victor Heredia
Julio Elías Musimessi (July 9, 1924 in Resistencia, Chaco – August 27, 1997 in Morón) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team.
Musimessi started his playing career in 1944 with Newell's Old Boys of Rosario, he played 183 times for the club before his transfer to Boca Juniors in 1953. In 1954 Boca won the league championship. He played 155 times for the club.
At the end of his playing career he played for Green Cross of Chile.
At international level Musimessi played 14 times for Argentina. He was part of the squad that won the 1955 Copa América. He was also included in the 1956 Copa América and the 1958 FIFA World Cup squads.
Musimessi was known as "El Arquero cantor" (the singing goalkeeper) because of his performances on radio. After retiring from the game he established a bar in Morón.
He was the grandfather of Lionel Messi.