Full name Marino Evaristo Years Team Height 1.69 m | Role Footballer Date of birth 10 December 1908 Name Mario Evaristo | |
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Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina Died April 30, 1993, Quilmes, Argentina | ||
Date of death 30 April 1993 (age 84) Place of death Quilmes, Argentina | ||
Marino "Mario" Evaristo (10 December 1908 – 30 April 1993) was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team. He was a member of the runner-up Argentine team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and along with his elder brother Juan, a wing half-back, they became the first siblings to appear in a World Cup final.
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Evaristo was christened Marino, but later changed his name to Mario. He played for Sportivo Palermo, Club Atlético Independiente and Boca Juniors in Argentina, he was part of the Boca team that won the Primera Division Argentina 1931 (the first professional champions of Argentina).
Later in his career he moved to Europe, where he played for Genoa C.F.C. in Italy, and for Nice and Antibes in France.
With his brother Juan, he was in charge of Boca's youth academies for more than 30 years.
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International goals
Argentina's goal tally first