 Erico covered on El Gráfico in 1934. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arsenio Pastor Erico Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1977 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1933 | Nacional | 14 | (17) |
| 1933–1946 | Independiente | 325 | (295) |
| 1942 | Nacional | 1 | (2) |
| 1946–1947 | Huracán | 7 | (0) |
| 1947–1949 | Nacional | 9 | (5) |
| Total | 356 | (319) | |
| International career | |||
| 1933–1934 | Paraguay | ? | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arsenio Pastor Erico Martínez (30 March 1915 – 23 July 1977) was a Paraguayan football striker. He is the all-time highest goalscorer in the Argentine first division with 295 goals.[1] Previously it had been affirmed that Erico's record was 293 goals, sharing the record with Ángel Labruna.[2][3] All the goals in Erico's career in Primera División were scored playing for Independiente. Erico is also considered the best Paraguayan footballer of all time and for some is the best player in history, including Alfredo Di Stéfano.[4] A striker noted for his technique, finishing and aerial ability, Erico was regarded one of the finest players of the 1930s and one of greatest players to have played in the Argentinean league.[5]
- ^ "Arsenio Erico, un paraguayo cuya dimensión futbolística pervive en el tiempo" [Arsenio Erico, a Paraguayan whose football dimension survives over time] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Un club que construyó una historia notable y se volvió Rey de Copas", Clarín, 16 June 2013
- ^ "El último adversario", La Nación, 11 Marc 2009
- ^ "Arsenio Erico: Un jugador glorioso del fútbol paraguayo"[permanent dead link] on ABC
- ^ Arsenio Erico on World Football Legends