Uruguayan footballer (1902-1968)
Santos Iriarte
Iriarte with Uruguay in 1930. |
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Full name |
Victoriano Santos Iriarte |
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Date of birth |
(1902-11-02)November 2, 1902 |
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Place of birth |
Canelones, Uruguay |
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Date of death |
November 10, 1968(1968-11-10) (aged 66) |
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Place of death |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1923–1932 |
Racing Montevideo |
423 |
(34) |
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1932–1934 |
Peñarol |
156 |
(30) |
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Total |
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579 |
(64) |
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1930–1931 |
Uruguay |
5 |
(2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Victoriano Santos Iriarte (2 November 1902 – 10 November 1968), nicknamed "El Canario" (The Canary), was a Uruguayan football forward, member of the Uruguay national team that won the first-ever World Cup in 1930, and of Racing Club de Montevideo at the club level.
Iriarte, an outside left, played all four of Uruguay's matches in the 1930 World Cup and scored two goals; one in the semifinal against Yugoslavia and one in the 68th minute of the final match to give Uruguay a 3–2 lead in their comeback win against Argentina.
International goals
Uruguay's goal tally first
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