Mario Evaristo Explained

Mario Evaristo
Fullname:Marino Evaristo
Birth Date:10 December 1908
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Date:30 April 1993 (age 84)
Death Place:Quilmes, Argentina
Position:Outside left
Years1:–1926
Years2:1926–1931
Years3:1932
Years4:1932–1933
Years5:1935–1936
Years6:1936–1938
Years7:1938–1939
Clubs1:Sportivo Palermo
Clubs2:Boca Juniors
Clubs3:Sportivo Barracas
Clubs4:Independiente
Clubs5:Genoa
Clubs6:Antibes
Clubs7:Nice
Caps2:110
Goals2:31
Caps4:13
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:1929–1930
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:2

Marino "Mario" Evaristo (10 December 1908 – 30 April 1993) was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team. He was a member of the runner-up Argentine team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and along with his elder brother Juan, a wing half-back, they became the first siblings to appear in a World Cup final.[1]

Evaristo was christened Marino, but later changed his name to Mario.He played for Sportivo Palermo, Club Atlético Independiente and Boca Juniors in Argentina, he was part of the Boca team that won the Primera Division Argentina 1931 (the first professional champions of Argentina).

Later in his career he moved to Europe, where he played for Genoa C.F.C. in Italy, and for Nice and Antibes in France.

With his brother Juan, he was in charge of Boca's youth academies for more than 30 years.[2]

Honours

Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Sportivo Barracas
Argentina

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1. 10 November 1929 1–0 4–1 1929 South American Championship
2. 22 July 1930 3–1 3–1 1930 FIFA World Cup

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://homepages.enterprise.net/eico/1930.htm#final History of the World Cup
  2. http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores/juan-evaristo/17/1905/2013/1.html Juan Evaristo's