Armando Reyes Explained

Armando Reyes
Birth Date:28 April 1893
Birth Place:Avellaneda
Managerclubs1:Racing Club
Clubs1:Racing Club
Years1:1911–1929
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalyears1:1916–1919
Nationalcaps1:22
Nationalgoals1:0

Armando Reyes (28 October 1893 – 7 September 1954) was an Argentine footballer and manager who spent his entire career in Racing Club, where he stayed from 1911 to 1929. His position on the field was left back.

He was one of the most important Argentinian defenders of the team and won 20 titles with the club.[1]

Club career

Nicknamed El Negro, Reyes was born in Avellaneda on October 28, 1893.[2] He started his career in the youth system of Club Racing in 1910,[3] where he played alongside future idols of the club, such as Carlos Muttoni, Francisco Olazar, and Ricardo Pepe. Reyes left the senior squad in 1929, joining the veterans team where he stayed until 1929.

Reyes was part of one of Racing Club's best periods, which included seven consecutive league titles, earning the nickname Academia ("academy").[4] [5]

Despite having played his entire career for Racing Club, Reyes played a friendly matchfor Gath & Chaves on 8 October 1918.

When he retired from football, Reyes became manager of Racing Club in the early 1930s.

International career

Internationally, Reyes played a total of 22 matches for the Argentina national football team,[6] being also part of Argentina's squad for the 1916, 1917, and 1919 South American Championship.[7]

Honours

Racing

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 October 2017 . Efemérides académicas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616035330/https://www.elprimergrande.com/noticia/efemerides-academicas-28-octubre-racing-club-el-primer-grande/ . 16 June 2023 . 29 July 2024 . El Primer Grande . es.
  2. Web site: Ídolos: Armando Reyes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231205131546/https://www.racingclub.com.ar/idolos/armando-reyes/ . 5 December 2023 . 28 July 2024 . Racing Club de Avellaneda . es.
  3. Web site: 8 September 2020 . Reyes, un tipo bien de Racing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616005845/https://racinghoy.com/reyes-un-tipo-bien-de-racing-racing-club/ . 16 June 2023 . 29 July 2024 . Racing Hoy . es.
  4. Web site: Porqué a Racing lo llaman La Academia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609063626/https://museodefutbol.com/porque-a-racing-lo-llaman-la-academia/ . 9 June 2023 . 29 July 2024 . Museo de Fútbol . es.
  5. Web site: Formoso . Franco . 13 April 2020 . La historia de los apodos de los cinco equipos grandes del fútbol argentino . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314091837/https://www.90min.com/es/posts/6592960-la-historia-de-los-apodos-de-los-cinco-equipos-grandes-del-futbol-argentino . 14 March 2022 . 14 March 2022 . 90min . es.
  6. Web site: Armando Reyes . 29 July 2024 . WorldFootball.net.
  7. Web site: South American Championship 1919 . RSSSF . 27 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Argentina - Domestic Cup History. 14 November 2017. 14 November 2017. RSSSF.

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