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DeutschArmando Reyes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 28, 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 1954 | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1929 | Racing Club | ||
| International career | |||
| 1916–1919 | Argentina | 22 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Armando Reyes (28 October 1893 – 7 September 1954) was an Argentine footballer and manager who spent his entire career in Racing Club, where he stayed from 1911 to 1929. His position on the field was left back.
He was one of the most important Argentinian defenders of the team and won 20 titles with the club.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed El Negro, Reyes was born in Avellaneda on October 28, 1893.[1] He started his career in the youth system of Club Racing in 1910,[3] where he played alongside future idols of the club, such as Carlos Muttoni, Francisco Olazar, and Ricardo Pepe.[1] Reyes left the senior squad in 1929, joining the veterans team where he stayed until 1929.[1][3]
Reyes was part of one of Racing Club's best periods, which included seven consecutive league titles, earning the nickname Academia ("academy").[4][5]
Despite having played his entire career for Racing Club, Reyes played a friendly matchfor Gath & Chaves on 8 October 1918.[3]
When he retired from football, Reyes became manager of Racing Club in the early 1930s.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Internationally, Reyes played a total of 22 matches for the Argentina national football team,[6] being also part of Argentina's squad for the 1916, 1917, and 1919 South American Championship.[6][7]
Honours
[edit]- Racing
- Primera División (8): 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921
- Copa Honor MCBA (4): 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917
- Copa Ibarguren (5): 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918[8]
- Copa de Honor Cousenier (1): 1913
- Copa Aldao (2): 1917, 1918
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ídolos: Armando Reyes". Racing Club de Avellaneda (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Efemérides académicas". El Primer Grande (in Spanish). 28 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reyes, un tipo bien de Racing". Racing Hoy (in Spanish). 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Porqué a Racing lo llaman La Academia". Museo de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Formoso, Franco (13 April 2020). "La historia de los apodos de los cinco equipos grandes del fútbol argentino". 90min (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Armando Reyes". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "South American Championship 1919". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Argentina - Domestic Cup History". RSSSF. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Armando Reyes at WorldFootball.net
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