Luis Artime Explained

Luis Artime
Fullname:Luis Artime
Height:1.74 m
Birth Date:1938 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Parque Civit, Argentina
Position:Striker
Years1:1959–1962
Clubs1:Atlanta
Caps1:67
Goals1:50
Years2:1963–1966
Clubs2:River Plate
Caps2:80
Goals2:70
Years3:1967–1968
Clubs3:Independiente
Caps3:72
Goals3:45
Years4:1968–1969
Clubs4:Palmeiras[1] [2]
Caps4:16
Goals4:11
Years5:1969–1972
Clubs5:Nacional
Caps5:56
Goals5:61
Years6:1972
Clubs6:Fluminense[3]
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Years7:1973–1974
Clubs7:Nacional
Caps7:10
Goals7:4
Totalcaps:306
Totalgoals:241
Nationalyears1:1961–1967[4]
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:24
Manageryears1:1975
Managerclubs1:Atlético Tucumán
Manageryears2:1979–1980
Managerclubs2:Atlanta
Managerclubs3:1983
Manageryears3:Club Renato Cesarini

Luis Artime (born 2 December 1938) is an Argentine former footballer, who played as a striker, and scored more than 1,000 goals during his career.[5] His son Luis Fabián Artime is also a retired Argentine footballer who played in the 1990s.

Club career

Artime was born in Parque Civit in Mendoza Province. He had a remarkably successful career in club football, he was top scorer four times in the Argentine league, three times in the Uruguayan league and once in the Copa Libertadores. He won one Argentine league title, three Uruguayan league titles and the Copa Libertadores in 1971.

Artime started his career at Club Atlético Atlanta but in 1962 he was transferred to Argentine giants River Plate where he became the top scorer in Argentina on three occasions.[6] In 1966 he moved to Independiente where he helped the team to win the Nacional 1967, he was also topscorer in the tournament.

In 1969, he moved to Brazil to play for Palmeiras, but he did not stay long, and soon left to join Nacional of Uruguay. His first spell at Nacional was the most productive of his career; he won three Urugauyan league titles in a row, topscoring in each tournament, and in 1971 he helped the team to win the Copa Libertadores.

In 1972, he tried his luck in Brazil for a second time, but returned to Nacional in Uruguay after only one season at Fluminense. His second spell at Nacional was overshadowed by the successes of eternal rivals Peñarol. Artime retired from football in 1974.

International career

Playing for the Argentina national football team, Artime scored 24 goals in 25 caps, making him Argentina's 8th highest goalscorer to date. His strike rate of 0.96 goals per game for Argentina also makes him one of the most prolific goalscorers in Argentine international football. He played at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and at the South American Championship 1967, where he was the top goalscorer.

Honours

Club

Independiente

Palmeiras

Nacional

National Team

Argentina

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadao.com.br - Acervo. Acervo Estadão. pt-BR.
  2. http://futebol80.com.br/links/times/palmeiras/palmeirasfichas/palmeirasft1968.htm
  3. Web site: Jornal dos Sports . Biblioteca Nacional Digital. pt.
  4. News: Luis Artime – Goals in International Matches. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  5. Web site: Legends section of Independiente's web-site . 7 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028090216/http://independiente.com/pages/swf_htm/home.htm . 28 October 2017 . dead .
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argtops.html RSSSF Topscorers in Argentina
  7. Web site: South American Player of the Year 1971. 2021-12-19. RSSSF.
  8. Web site: IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM. 26 August 2021.