Luis Artime
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Artime | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Parque Civit, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Atlanta | 67 | (50) |
| 1963–1966 | River Plate | 80 | (70) |
| 1967–1968 | Independiente | 72 | (45) |
| 1969 | Palmeiras | 57 | (49) |
| 1969–1971 | Nacional | 56 | (61) |
| 1972 | Fluminense | 9 | (4) |
| 1973–1974 | Nacional | 10 | (4) |
| Total | 302 | (236) | |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1967 | Argentina | 25 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luis Artime (born 2 December 1938 in Parque Civit in Mendoza Province) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as a striker, and scored more than 1000 goals during his career. His son Luis Fabián Artime is also a retired Argentine footballer who played in the 1990s.
Artime 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. 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 didn't stay long, and soon left to join Nacional of Uruguay. His first spell at Nacional was the most productive of his career; he won 3 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.
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