Félix Loustau Explained

Félix Loustau
Fullname:Félix Loustau
Birth Date:25 December 1922
Birth Place:Avellaneda, Argentina
Death Place:Avellaneda, Argentina
Youthclubs1:Sportivo Brandsen
Youthclubs2:Racing Club de Avellaneda
Years1:1942–1957
Years2:1957–1958
Clubs1:River Plate
Caps1:365
Caps2:?
Goals1:101
Goals2:?
Nationalyears1:1945–1952
Nationalcaps1:28
Nationalgoals1:10
Pcupdate:June 2007

Félix Loustau (pronounced as /es/)[1] (25 December 1922 – 5 January 2003) was an Argentine footballer who was a key player on the River Plate squad known as La Máquina. La Maquina is considered to be one of the greatest team ever assembled in the history of South American football. They dominated Argentine football during the first half of the 1940s, winning eight national titles during his time at the club. The five forwards on the team were Juan Carlos Muñoz, José Manuel Moreno, Adolfo Pedernera, Ángel Labruna and Loustau. He usually played as an outside left and he is considered to be one of Argentina's greatest wingers.

Because the peak of his career was during the Second World War, his international career was very limited. Nevertheless, he played 28 times for Argentina scoring ten goals. He won the Copa América in 1945, 1946 and 1947.

Honours

Club

River Plate

1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957

1942

1945, 1947

International

Argentina

1945, 1946, 1947

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmNYt94YAyI River Plate – La Maquina