Héctor Scarone

Héctor Pedro Scarone Berreta (26 November 1898 – 4 April 1967) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as inside forward. Known as "the Gardel of Football" and El Mago ("the Magician") due to his extraordinary skills with the ball, Scarone was considered one of the best players in the world during his time. He was crowned world champion three times, after winning the editions of the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments, along with the first World Cup in 1930.

Héctor Scarone
Scarone with Nacional
Personal information
Full name Héctor Pedro Scarone Berreta
Date of birth (1898-11-26)26 November 1898
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 4 April 1967(1967-04-04) (aged 68)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1926 Nacional 115 (108)
1926–1927 Barcelona 18 (17)
1927–1931 Nacional 45 (39)
1931–1932 Inter 14 (7)
1932–1934 Palermo 54 (13)
1934–1939 Nacional 31 (16)
Total 277 (200)
International career
1917–1930 Uruguay 51 (31)
Managerial career
1947–1948 Millonarios
1951–1952 Real Madrid
1954 Nacional
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
1924 Paris Team
1928 Amsterdam Team
FIFA World Cup
Winner1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner1917 Uruguay
Winner1923 Uruguay
Winner1924 Uruguay
Winner1926 Chile
Runner-up1919 Brazil
Runner-up1927 Peru
1929 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At club level, Scarone spent most of his career with Nacional, with which he won 21 official titles. He scored a total of 301 goals for the club in 369 appearances. Scarone holds the record of years played for Nacional, having spent 20 years with the club. He is also the 3rd. all-time Uruguayan Primera División with 163 goals, and the 2nd. all-time top scorer of Nacional (behind Atilio García) with 301 goals.

With a height of 170 cm and thin legs, Scarone was rejected by Nacional at the age of 15. He returned one year later, being accepted by the club but sent to the reserve team. Nevertheless, Scarone would be promoted to the senior squad after playing only five matches in the reserve team.

Apart from Nacional, Scarone also played for Spanish side Barcelona, and Italian clubs Inter Milan and Palermo. He was the younger brother of another legend of Nacional, Carlos Scarone.

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