Eduardo Blanco (footballer) explained

Eduardo Blanco
Birth Date:1897
Birth Place:Rosario, Argentina
Death Place:Rosario, Argentina
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:Rosario Central
Years1:1914-1918
Caps1:69
Goals1:10
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalyears1:1917–?
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Eduardo Blanco (1897 – 1958)[1] was an Argentine footballer who played as midfielder. Blanco spent all his career in Rosario Central, where he played from 1914 to 1918, winning three national titles and seven regional titles with the club.

Blanco debuted in Rosario Central in 1914, playing 69 matches and scoring 10 goals. Nevertheless, his career as player ended abruptly because of an injure to his left knee. Blanco became manager of Rosario Central in 1930.[2]

Apart from his club career, Blanco was also capped for the Argentina national team, being part of the team that competed in the 1917 South American Championship, where Argentina was runner-up.[3] [4]

Titles

Rosario Central

Notes and References

  1. Historia en Azul y Amarillo by Carlos Durhand on La Capital, published in 2010
  2. https://www.lacapital.com.ar/132-anos-rosario-central/don-angel-angel-timoteo-y-el-paton-n10004538.html Don Angel, Timoteo y el Patón
  3. Web site: Eduardo Blanco . worldfootball.net . 16 June 2021.
  4. Web site: South American Championship 1917 . RSSSF . 16 June 2021.