Francisco Varallo
Francisco Antonio "Pancho" Varallo (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko anˈtonjo ˈpantʃo βaˈɾaʝo]; 5 February 1910 – 30 August 2010) was an Argentine football forward. He played for the Argentina national team from 1930 to 1937, also representing the country at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.
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Varallo in 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Francisco Antonio Varallo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 August 2010 (aged 100) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | La Plata, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Inside-right | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 de Octubre | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes LP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima LP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1930 | Gimnasia y Esgrima LP | ? | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1931 | → Vélez Sársfield (loan) | ? | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–1939 | Boca Juniors | 222 | (194) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1937 | Argentina | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957-1959 | Gimnasia y Esgrima LP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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During his career, Varallo won four Primera División titles (one with Gimnasia y Esgrima LP and three with Boca Juniors) and with 194 goals in 222 official matches, is Boca Juniors' 3rd. highest all-time leading goalscorer. Besides, Varallo is placed 11th. among the all-time Argentine Primera División top scorers with 216 goals.
Varallo died in his home-town of La Plata on 30 August 2010, aged 100. He was the last surviving player from the original 1930 World Cup.