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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Gregorio Pelegrina | ||
| Date of birth | November 29, 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | November 23, 1992 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1952 | Estudiantes LP | 489 | (234) |
| 1953 | Huracán | 29 | (10) |
| 1954–1956 | Estudiantes LP | (See above) | |
| 1957–1961 | Def. de Cambaceres | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1942–1947 | Argentina | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2007 | |||
Manuel Gregorio Pelegrina (November 29, 1919 – November 23, 1992) was an Argentine football forward that played most of his career for Estudiantes de La Plata. He is not only the highest scoring player in the history of the club with 227 goals but also the most capped player, having attended 489 matches for Estudiantes.[1] Pelegrina is regarded as one of the best left-wingers ever in the history of Argentine football.[2]
Besides, Pelegrina is ranked 7th.[3] among the all-time Argentine Primera División top scorers with 231 goals in 490 matches, including his goals for Huracán.[4] He won two titles with Estudiantes, Copa A. Escobar and Copa Gral. P. Ramírez.[5]
Pelegrina was also capped for the Argentina national team, with which he won a Copa América in 1945.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
recordswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Manuel Gregorio Pelegrina - biography on Fútbol Factory (archive)
- ^ Manuel Pelegrina – Goals in Argentina League
- ^ Argentina - All-Time Topscorers in League by Pablo Ciullini and Tomás Rodríguez on the RSSSF
- ^ GoleadoresHistóricos: Manuel Pelegrina, el rompe redes “pincha by Ariel Levy, 6 Oct 2020