Ricardo Infante
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Ricardo Roberto "Beto" Infante (21 June 1924 - 14 December 2008) is a former Argentine
football
striker. He is the 2nd highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata
and the 6th highest scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina
.
Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for Estudiantes, he scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 1943 in a 2-2 draw with Chacarita Juniors. Infante went on to score 180 goals for the club in 328 games.
One of Infante's greatest moments came on 19 September 1948 in a game against Rosario Central, with Estudiantes already winning 2-0 Infante scored a goal with a right-footed rabona
from 35 metres out.
Infante left the club in 1953 after their relegation from the Primera, he joined Club Atlético Huracán
where he played until 1956. He then returned to Estudiantes for a second spell with the club.
In 1958 Infante was part of the Argentina
squad that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup
.
In 1960 Estudiantes refused to renew his contract after he suffered a knee injury, prompting him to join fierce local rivals Gimnasia de La Plata
. He retired later that year and went on to work as a youth coach in La Plata
.
Infante currently occupies 6th place on the list of the Primera División Argentina all-time topscorers
with 217 goals in 439 games.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football
Football (soccer)
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striker. He is the 2nd highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
and the 6th highest scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
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Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for Estudiantes, he scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 1943 in a 2-2 draw with Chacarita Juniors. Infante went on to score 180 goals for the club in 328 games.
One of Infante's greatest moments came on 19 September 1948 in a game against Rosario Central, with Estudiantes already winning 2-0 Infante scored a goal with a right-footed rabona
Rabona
In association football, the rabona is a method of kicking the football whereby the kicking leg is wrapped around the back of the standing leg—effectively with one's legs crossed....
from 35 metres out.
Infante left the club in 1953 after their relegation from the Primera, he joined Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
where he played until 1956. He then returned to Estudiantes for a second spell with the club.
In 1958 Infante was part of the Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
squad that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
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In 1960 Estudiantes refused to renew his contract after he suffered a knee injury, prompting him to join fierce local rivals Gimnasia de La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División...
. He retired later that year and went on to work as a youth coach in La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
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Infante currently occupies 6th place on the list of the Primera División Argentina all-time topscorers
Primera División Argentina topscorers
This is a list of Argentine Primera División top scorers, that enumerates all players that have finished a season as top goalscorers in the top level of the Argentine football league system. These statistics only include seasons from the professional era of Argentine football...
with 217 goals in 439 games.