Julio Libonatti

Julio Libonatti

Personal information
Date of birth	5 July 1901
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Date of death	9 October 1981 (aged 80)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1919–1926	Newell's Old Boys	141	(78)
1926–1934	Torino	239	(150)
1934–1936	Genoa	46	(13)
1937–1938	Libertas Rimini	0	(0)
Total		426	(241)
National team
1919–1922	Argentina	15	(8)
1926–1931	Italy	17	(15)
Teams managed
1937–1938	Libertas Rimini
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Julio Libonatti (5 July 1901 - 9 October 1981) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Rosario, Argentina into a Calabrian family,^[1][2] Libonatti started his professional career with Newell's Old Boys in 1917. He would play with Newell's Old Boys until 1925 when he transferred to Torino, the first recorded trans-atlantic transfer. With 150 total goals with Torino, he is second most prolific scorer in the history of the Torinese club after Paolo Pulici (172).

International

He played both with the Argentina national football team and Italy national football team.

Honours

Club

Torino

• Divisione Nazionale/Serie A: 1927–28

Genoa

• Serie B: 1934–35

International

Italy

• Central European International Cup: 1927–30

Individual

• Serie A – Top scorer: 1927–28 (21 goals)

See also

• Oriundo
• List of Argentine born footballers to play for other national teams

References

1. Facchinetti, Alberto (2014). Il romanzo di Julio Libonatti (in Italian). InContropiede. ISBN 9788890984419. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
2. "Entrevista a Alberto Libonatti (hijo de Julio Libonatti)". historia del futbol rosarino. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

External links

• international records at rsssf
• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)