Alberto Ohaco

Alberto Ohaco (1889-1950) was an Argentine footballer who played for Racing Club de Avellaneda. He won seven league titles and is considered to have been one of the greatest Argentine footballers of all time.[1]

Alberto Ohaco
Personal information
Full name Alberto Juan Ohaco
Date of birth (1889-01-12)12 January 1889
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death 8 March 1950(1950-03-08) (aged 61)
Place of death Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1923 Racing Club 278 (244)
National team
1912–1918 Argentina 23 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2008

Ohaco whose father was one of the founding members of Racing Club became one of the club's greatest players. He is still the most winning player in Racing Club' history having won a total of 20 titles with the club, including seven Primera División consecutive championships between 1913 and 1919. he was also four times top scorer in the Argentine league between 1912 and 1915. He scored a total of 244 goals for the club making him the highest scoring player in the history of the institution.

Ohaco played for the Argentina national team between 1912 and 1918, playing in the first two editions of the Copa América in 1916[2] and 1917[3]

Titles

Club
Racing Club

References
  1. "Una Academia de fútbol", Clarín, 21 Jul 2001
  2. Copa América 1916 squads at rsssf
  3. Copa América 1917 squads at rsssf
  • "Futbol Factory profile". Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
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