_-_El_Gr%C3%A1fico_1932.jpg) Corbatta on the cover of El Gráfico, 1955 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oreste Omar Corbatta Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Daireaux, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 5 December 1991 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes LP | |||
| 1953–1955 | Juverlandia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1962 | Racing Club | 177 | (72) |
| 1962–1965 | Boca Juniors | 18 | (7) |
| 1965–1968 | Independiente Medellín | 145 | (34) |
| 1970 | San Telmo | 33 | (10) |
| 1971 | Italia Unidos | ||
| 1973–1974 | Tiro Federal | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1962 | Argentina | 43 | (18) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oreste Omar Corbatta Fernández (11 March 1936 – 5 December 1991) was an Argentine footballer who played as right winger. Corbatta is regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Racing Club.[1]
Dubbed Arlequín[2] and El dueño de la raya (The chairman of the sideline), he played for five clubs in his country –six in total– mainly Racing Club and Boca Juniors, winning four major titles and scoring 86 official goals with both teams combined.
An accomplished penalty kick taker and widely regarded as the best Argentine right winger of all time, Corbatta earned more than 40 caps for the national side in the 50s/60s, and represented the country at the 1958 World Cup.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
caniowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ El que se fue solo (The departed alone); La Gaceta, 5 December 2008