Enrique Guaita

Enrique Guaita
Personal information
Full name Enrique Guaita
Date of birth (1910-07-11)11 July 1910
Place of birth Lucas González, Argentina
Date of death 18 May 1959(1959-05-18) (aged 48)
Place of death Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1933 Estudiantes 65 (33)
1933–1935 Roma 61 (43)
1936–1937 Racing Club 57 (28)
1938–1939 Estudiantes 27 (9)
Total 210 (113)
International career
1933, 1937 Argentina 4 (1)
1934–1935 Italy 10 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Italy and  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1934 Italy
Central European International Cup
Gold medal – first place 1933–35 Central European International Cup
South American Football Championship
Gold medal – first place 1937 South American Football Championship
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrique Guaita (Spanish: [enˈrike ˈɣwajta]; 11 July 1910 – 18 May 1959), also known as Enrico Guaita (Italian: [enˈriːko ˈɡwaita]), was an Italian Argentine footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy as a forward.[1] He helped win the 1933–35 Central European International Cup & the World Cup in 1934 with Italy.[2]

He played most of his footballing career in Argentina with Estudiantes and Racing Club, but also played in Italy with Roma where he was nicknamed Il Corsaro Nero.

  1. ^ rsssf: Argentines in the Italy national team
  2. ^ "From Tevez, Icardi and Higuain to Maradona and Orsi: Why Argentinian strikers rule Serie A". Squawka Football News. Retrieved 3 August 2018.