Attilio Demaría Explained

Attilio Demaría
Fullname:Atilio José Demaría
Birth Date:19 March 1909
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Place:Haedo, Argentina
Position:Striker
Years1:1926–1931
Years2:1931
Years3:1931–1936
Years4:1936
Years5:1937-1938
Years6:1938–1943
Years7:1943–1944
Years8:1944–1946
Years9:1946–1948
Clubs1:Estudiantil Porteño
Clubs2:Gimnasia La Plata
Clubs3:Ambrosiana-Inter
Clubs4:Independiente
Clubs5:Estudiantil Porteño
Clubs6:Ambrosiana-Inter
Clubs7:Novara
Clubs8:Legnano
Clubs9:Cosenza
Caps1:108
Caps2:1
Caps3:155
Caps4:3
Caps5:21
Caps6:113
Caps7:16
Caps8:16
Caps9:44
Goals1:37
Goals2:0
Goals3:50
Goals4:1
Goals5:14
Goals6:26
Goals7:5
Goals8:5
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:377
Totalgoals:138
Nationalyears1:1930–1931
Nationalyears2:1932–1940
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalteam2:Italy
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalcaps2:13
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:3
Manageryears1:1945–1946
Managerclubs1:Legnano
Manageryears2:1946–1948
Managerclubs2:Cosenza
Manageryears3:1951
Managerclubs3:Gimnasia La Plata
Manageryears4:1965
Managerclubs4:Sportivo Italiano
Manageryears5:1973
Managerclubs5:Almirante Brown

Atilio José Demaría (pronounced as /es/; 19 March 1909 – 11 November 1990), Italianized as Attilio Demaria (pronounced as /it/), was an Italian Argentine footballer, who played as a striker. He played club football in Argentina and Italy. At international level, he represented Argentina in the 1930 World Cup and Italy in the 1934 World Cup, reaching the finals of both tournaments and winning the latter edition of the competition.

Club career

Demaría was born in Buenos Aires. After starting his career in Argentina, he played 295 games for Internazionale of Italy between 1931 and 1943, scoring 86 goals for the club, also serving as the team's captain between 1940 and 1943.

Demaría also played for Gimnasia de La Plata, Estudiantil Porteño and Club Atlético Independiente in Argentina and Novara, Legnano and Cosenza in Italy.

International career

Demaría represented the Argentina national team on three occasions between 1930 and 1931, and took part in the 1930 World Cup, winning a runners-up medal. He was later also a member of the Italy squad that won the 1934 World Cup on home soil as well as the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup; in total, he made thirteen appearances for Italy between 1932 and 1940, scoring three goals.

Personal life

His younger brother Félix Demaría also played football professionally, including a season for Ambrosiana-Inter. To distinguish them, Attilio was referred to as Demaría I and Félix as Demaría II. Attilio Demaría died in Haedo, Buenos Aires on 11 November 1990.

Honours

Ambrosiana-Inter

1939–40

1938–39

Argentina

Runner-up 1930

Italy

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