Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alberto Juan Ohaco | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 8 March 1950 (age 61) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912–1923 | Racing Club | 278 | (244) |
National team | |||
1912–1918 | Argentina | 13 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2008. |
Alberto Ohaco is a former Argentine footballer who played for Racing Club de Avellaneda. He won seven league titles and is considered to have been one of the greatest Argentine footballers of all time.
Ohaco whose father was one of the founding members of Racing Club became one of the club's greatest players. He is still the most winning player in Racing Club' history having won a total of 20 titles with the club, including seven Primera División consecutive championships between 1913 and 1919. he was also four times top scorer in the Argentine league between 1912 and 1915. He scored a total of 244 goals for the club making him the highest scoring player in the history of the institution.
Ohaco played for the Argentina national team between 1912 and 1918, playing in the first two editions of the Copa América in 1916 and 1917