Adolfo Pedernera
Pedernera with the
Argentina national team, c. 1945. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolfo Pedernera | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1995 (aged 76) | ||
| Playing position | Inside Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1932 | Huracán | ||
| 1933–1934 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1946 | River Plate | 278 | (131) |
| 1947 | Atlanta | 28 | (4) |
| 1948–1949 | Huracán | 20 | (2) |
| 1949–1954 | Millonarios | 81 | (33) |
| 1954–1955 | Huracán | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1940–1946 | Argentina | 21 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1951–1953 | Millonarios (player-manager) | ||
| 1954 | Huracán (player-manager) | ||
| 1955 | Nacional | ||
| 1955 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | ||
| 1955–1956 | Huracán | ||
| 1957 | Independiente | ||
| 1960–1961 | América de Cali | ||
| 1961–1962 | Colombia | ||
| 1962 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | ||
| 1963–1964 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1966–1967 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1968 | Quilmes | ||
| 1969 | Independiente | ||
| 1969 | Argentina | ||
| 1970 | Huracán | ||
| 1975 | Talleres (Córdoba) | ||
| 1976 | Banfield | ||
| 1977 | América de Cali | ||
| 1978 | San Lorenzo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera (15 November 1918 – 12 May 1995), born in Avellaneda, Argentina, was a football player and coach. Nicknamed "El Maestro" ("The Master"), He is still considered by many to be one of the greatest Argentine players of all-time. He was elected the 12th best South american footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS in 2000. Adolfo Pedernera usually played as an inside forward and was renowned for his technique and ability to create chances for other players, whilst also being a prominent goalscorer.
As an adolescent, Pedernera displayed talent for football. The first club he joined was Cruceros de la Plata, but he soon joined the professional Club Atlético Huracán. In 1933, he joined the Club Atlético River Plate. In 1935, at the age of 16, he debuted with this club.
During his time at River Plate he was part of five Argentine Championship winning squads in 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942 and 1945.
With Argentina he won the Copa America 1941 and 1945.
The Second World War kept Pedernera away from the game as he could not participate in a World Cup, but afterwards, his career continued to progress. Still with the Club Atlético River Plate, he played with the likes of Ángel Labruna, José Manuel Moreno, Félix Loustau, and Juan Carlos Muñoz. He also collaborated with Hugo Reyes, Antonio El Maestrico Báez, Néstor Rossi, and Alfredo Di Stéfano who he would later be teammates with them for CD Los Millonarios in Colombia, but first, in 1947, he was offered a million pesos to play for Club Atlético Atlanta.
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