Date of birth 1890s Years Team Position Defender | Playing position 1908–1915 Porteño | |
Place of birth Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina Place of death Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina Died Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Roberto González Escarrá (c.1890-?) was an Argentine football player. He played as defender in Club Atlético Porteño and in the Argentina national team.
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Career
Born in Buenos Aires Province, González Escarrá began is career in the youth division of Lomas Athletic Club. He then played in Instituto Americano of Adrogué, team that played the final of the Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich in 1908.
In 1908, González Escarrá moved to Porteño, where he won his first Primera División title with the club in 1912, then winning a new championship in 1914, both organised by dissident Federación Argentina de Football. With Porteño, González Escarrá also won the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club in 1915, after beating Racing Club by 2-1.
In 1914, Roberto González Escarrá was called-up to the Argentina national team. His first game was a friendly match v. Brazil, played on September 20, 1914, in the Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires stadium, which was won by Argentina by 3-0.