José Salomón

José Salomón (9 July 1916 in La Plata – 22 January 1990) was an Argentine football defender who played club football for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Racing Club de Avellaneda and captained the Argentina national football team.[1]

José Salomón
Personal information
Full name José Salomón
Date of birth (1916-07-09)9 July 1916
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Date of death 20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 73)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 Talleres-Lanus 3 (0)
1934–1938 Talleres (RE) 93 (0)
1939–1946 Racing Club 215 (0)
1947 Liverpool de Montevideo (0)
1950 Talleres (RE) 9 (0)
National team
1939–1946 Argentina 44 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Salomón started his career in 1934 with Talleres before moving to Avellaneda to play for Racing Club between 1939 and 1945.

Salomón played a total of 44 games for Argentina[2] including 21 in the Copa América a national record he shares with Oscar Ruggeri. Salomón was part of two Copa América winning teams but his career was ended in the 1946 edition of the competition by a Jair Rosa Pinto tackle which broke his tibia and fibula sparking a riot and pitch invasion and fueling the Argentina and Brazil football rivalry.[3]

Honours
Season Club Title
1941ArgentinaCopa América
1942ArgentinaCopa Lipton
1945ArgentinaCopa Lipton
1945ArgentinaCopa América
1946 Argentina Copa América

References
  1. http://www.once-onze.narod.ru/ARGENTINA/S/Sam/Salomon_Jose.mht%5B%5D
  2. rsssf: Argentina record international players Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
  3. "Match Preview – Brazil v Argentina | UNSORTED | Unhoused Import Pages". Arsenal.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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