Ángel Labruna
Labruna in 1940.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Amadeo Labruna | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1983 (aged 64) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1959 | River Plate | 515 | (293) |
| 1960–1961 | Rampla Juniors | 16 | (3) |
| 1961 | Platense | 2 | (0) |
| 1961 | Rangers de Talca | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1942–1958 | Argentina | 37 | (17) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1970 | River Plate | ||
| 1971–1972 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1973 | Racing Club | ||
| 1974 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 1975–1981 | River Plate | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2012. |
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Angel Amadeo Labruna, (28 September 1918 – 20 September 1983), was an Argentine football player and coach, who played as a forward. He is the second top scorer of the Argentine First Division with 293 goals, Arsenio Erico being the first top scorer with 295 goals. Labruna was also part of the celebrated River Plate offense, nicknamed La Máquina (The Machine), and he was considered one of the best South-American footballers of his generation.
Labruna was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Labruna's debut in the Primera División was in replacement of José Manuel Moreno who had been suspended by the club, wearing the number 10 shirt. The match disputed on 18 June 1939 in La Plata against Estudiantes, which defeated River by 1–0.
His goals scored and outstanding performances caused that Moreno had to play on the right side of the field when he was allowed to play again. Labruna played in River for 20 years, winning 9 domestic championships with the team (1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957) and being the top scorer twice (1943 with 23 goals and 1945 with 25).
He was part of his club's legendary team along with Juan Carlos Muñoz, José Manuel Moreno, Adolfo Pedernera, and Félix Loustau, where he played as an inside-left forward. Although this attacking line only disputed 18 games with those players, they were regarded as one of the best forward line in the history of Argentine football. They were nicknamed La Máquina (The Machine) due to their skills with the ball and synchronized play. Coach and former player Carlos Peucelle said that his team was formed by "A goalkeeper and 10 forwards", using an imaginary "1–10".
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