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Attilio Demaría
Personal information
Full name Atilio José Demaría
Date of birth 19 March 1909
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 11 November 1990(1990-11-11) (aged 81)
Place of death Haedo, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1931 Estudiantil Porteño 108 (37)
1931 Gimnasia La Plata 1 (0)
1931–1936 Ambrosiana-Inter 155 (50)
1936 Independiente 3 (1)
1937-1938 Estudiantil Porteño 21 (14)
1938–1943 Ambrosiana-Inter 113 (26)
1943–1944 Novara 16 (5)
1944–1946 Legnano 16 (5)
1946–1948 Cosenza 44 (0)
Total 377 (138)
International career
1930–1931 Argentina 3 (0)
1932–1940 Italy 13 (3)
Managerial career
1945–1946 Legnano
1946–1948 Cosenza
1951 Gimnasia La Plata
1965 Sportivo Italiano
1973 Almirante Brown
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1934 Italy
Central European International Cup
Winner 1933–35 Europe
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1930 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atilio José Demaría (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtiljo xoˈse ðemaˈɾi.a]; 19 March 1909 – 11 November 1990), Italianized as Attilio Demaria (IPA: [atˈtiːljo demaˈriːa]), was an Italian Argentine footballer, who played as a striker. He played club football in Argentina and Italy. At international level, he represented Argentina in the 1930 World Cup and Italy in the 1934 World Cup, reaching the finals of both tournaments and winning the latter edition of the competition.

Club career

Demaría was born in Buenos Aires. After starting his career in Argentina, he played 295 games for Internazionale of Italy between 1931 and 1943, scoring 86 goals for the club, also serving as the team's captain between 1940 and 1943.

Demaría also played for Gimnasia de La Plata, Estudiantil Porteño and Club Atlético Independiente in Argentina and Novara, Legnano and Cosenza in Italy.

International career

Demaría represented the Argentina national team on three occasions between 1930 and 1931, and took part in the 1930 World Cup, winning a runners-up medal. He was later also a member of the Italy squad that won the 1934 World Cup on home soil as well as the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup; in total, he made thirteen appearances for Italy between 1932 and 1940, scoring three goals.

Personal life

His younger brother Félix Demaría also played football professionally, including a season for Ambrosiana-Inter. To distinguish them, Attilio was referred to as Demaría I and Félix as Demaría II. Attilio Demaría died in Haedo, Buenos Aires on 11 November 1990.

Honours

Ambrosiana-Inter

Argentina

Italy

External links

Argentina squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup runners-up
Argentina
Italy squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title)
Italy


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