# Roberto Perfumo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Roberto_Perfumo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Roberto_Perfumo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Perfumo > Source revision: 1328929720 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Argentine footballer and sports commentator}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Roberto Perfumo |image = Perfumo 1969.jpeg |image_size = 200 |caption = Perfumo in 1969 |fullname = Roberto Alfredo Perfumo |height = 1.79 m |birth_date = {{birth date|1942|10|3|df=y}} |birth_place = [Sarandí](/source/Sarand%C3%AD%2C_Buenos_Aires), Argentina |death_date = {{death date and age|2016|3|10|1942|10|3|df=y}} |death_place = [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), Argentina |currentclub = |clubnumber = |position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) |youthyears1= 1960–1961 |youthclubs1= [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate) |years1 = 1962–1970 | years2 = 1971–1974 | years3 = 1975–1978 |clubs1 = [Racing Club](/source/Racing_Club_de_Avellaneda) | clubs2 = [Cruzeiro](/source/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube) | clubs3 = [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate) |caps1 = 207 | goals1 = 14 | caps2 = 141 | goals2 = 6 | caps3 = 110 | goals3 = 4 |totalcaps = 458 | totalgoals = 24 |nationalyears1 = 1964–1974 |nationalteam1 = [Argentina](/source/Argentina_national_football_team) |nationalcaps1 = 37 |nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Roberto Alfredo Perfumo''' (3 October 1942 – 10 March 2016) was an Argentine [footballer](/source/association_football) and [sports commentator](/source/sports_commentator). Nicknamed ''El Mariscal'', Perfumo is considered one of the best Argentine [defenders](/source/Defender_(association_football)) ever.[http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1878458-murio-roberto-perfumo "Murió Roberto Perfumo, el mariscal del fútbol argentino"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311065722/http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1878458-murio-roberto-perfumo |date=11 March 2016 }}, ''La Nación'', 10 March 2016[http://m.rosario3.com/mobile/noticia.html?nota=/contenidos/2016/03/10/noticia_0010.html "Murió Roberto Perfumo, leyenda del fútbol argentino"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311190626/http://m.rosario3.com/mobile/noticia.html?nota=%2Fcontenidos%2F2016%2F03%2F10%2Fnoticia_0010.html |date=11 March 2016 }}, Rosario3.com At club level, Perfumo played for [Racing](/source/Racing_Club_de_Avellaneda), [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate) and Brazilian team [Cruzeiro](/source/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube). With the [national team](/source/Argentina_national_football_team), he played the [1966](/source/1966_FIFA_World_Cup) and [1974](/source/1974_FIFA_World_Cup) World Cups. ==Biography== [[File:Roberto Perfumo 1975.jpg|thumb|left|180px|''El Mariscal'' Perfumo in [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate) (1975)]] [[File:Perfumo cruyff 1974.jpg|thumb|250px|Perfumo with [Johan Cruyff](/source/Johan_Cruyff) at the [1974 FIFA World Cup](/source/1974_FIFA_World_Cup)]] Perfumo was born in [Sarandí](/source/Sarand%C3%AD%2C_Buenos_Aires) and his first approach to football was to play in his neighborhood team, named "Pulqui". In 1960 he debuted at the 5th. division of [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate). Perfumo then became player of [Racing Club](/source/Racing_Club_de_Avellaneda), where he debuted in January 1964 in a friendly match against [Flamengo](/source/Flamengo) played at [Santiago](/source/Santiago), Chile. Perfumo's first position at the field was [midfielder](/source/midfielder) but he began to play as [right back](/source/right_back) in the Racing reserve team. He debuted in [Primera División](/source/Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) promoted by [Néstor Rossi](/source/N%C3%A9stor_Rossi) during a match against [Ferro Carril Oeste](/source/Ferro_Carril_Oeste). Playing with Racing Club Perfumo was regarded as one of the best Argentine defenders, winning the Primera title, the [Copa Libertadores](/source/Copa_Libertadores) and the [Intercontinental Cup](/source/Intercontinental_Cup_(1960%E2%80%932004)). In all those tournaments Perfumo was praised by media and fans as the most notable player of Racing Club.[http://www.racingclub.com.ar/idolos/roberto-perfumo/ "Idolos: Roberto Perfumo" at Racing Club official site] After retirement, he worked as a football commentator for [ESPN](/source/ESPN) and for [TV Pública](/source/TV_P%C3%BAblica_Digital_(Argentina)) show ''[Fútbol para todos](/source/F%C3%BAtbol_para_todos)''. Perfumo died at 73 from a [skull injury](/source/Skull_fracture) after falling from a stairway while dining with fellow journalists at a Buenos Aires restaurant in the neighbourhood of [Puerto Madero](/source/Puerto_Madero), on 10 March 2016. ==Honours== === Player === ;Racing Club *[Primera División](/source/Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) (2): [1961](/source/1961_Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n), [1966](/source/1966_Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) *[Copa Libertadores](/source/Copa_Libertadores) (1): [1967](/source/1967_Copa_Libertadores) *[Intercontinental Cup](/source/Intercontinental_Cup_(1960%E2%80%932004)) (1): 1967 *[Intercontinental Champions' Supercup](/source/Intercontinental_Champions'_Supercup) runner-up: 1969 ;Cruzeiro *[Campeonato Mineiro](/source/Campeonato_Mineiro) (3): 1972, 1973, 1974 *[Campeonato Brasileiro](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A) runner-up: [1974](/source/1974_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A) ;River Plate *[Primera División](/source/Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) (3): [1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional](/source/1975_Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n), [1977 Metropolitano](/source/1977_Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) *[Copa Libertadores](/source/Copa_Libertadores) runner-up: [1976](/source/1976_Copa_Libertadores_finals) ;Argentina *[CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament](/source/CONMEBOL_Pre-Olympic_Tournament): [1964](/source/1964_CONMEBOL_Pre-Olympic_Tournament) === Manager === ;Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata * [Copa Centenario](/source/Copa_Centenario_de_la_AFA) (1): 1993 === Individual === *[Diario La Nación 25 Argentinian Heroes](/source/La_Naci%C3%B3n): 1998 *[Martín Fierro Awards](/source/Mart%C3%ADn_Fierro_Awards) Best Sports Journalism: 2009 *[Clarín Awards](/source/Clar%C3%ADn_Awards) Greatest Argentinian Central Defenders of All times: 2013 *[AFA Team of All Time](/source/Argentine_Football_Association) (published 2015){{cite web |title=La Selección de Todos los Tiempos |trans-title=The Team of All Time |publisher=Argentine Football Association |language=es |date=4 January 2016 |url=http://www.afa.com.ar/3023/la-seleccion-de-todos-los-tiempos |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814210638/http://www.afa.com.ar/3023/la-seleccion-de-todos-los-tiempos |archive-date=14 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} * [IFFHS](/source/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics) Argentina All Times Dream Team: 2021{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1239|title=IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM|date=26 August 2021}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} {{Argentina football squad 1964 Summer Olympics}} {{Argentina Squad 1966 World Cup}} {{Argentina Squad 1974 World Cup}} {{Racing Club managers}} {{Club Olimpia managers}} {{Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perfumo, Roberto Alfredo}} Category:1942 births Category:2016 deaths Category:Argentine people of Italian descent Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Cruzeiro EC players Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers Category:Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Category:Club Olimpia managers Category:Olympic footballers for Argentina Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players Category:1974 FIFA World Cup players Category:Footballers from Avellaneda Category:Argentina men's international footballers Category:Argentine football managers Category:Racing Club de Avellaneda managers Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Category:Sports commentators Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Category:Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Category:Accidental deaths from falls in Argentina Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Copa Libertadores–winning players Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Roberto Perfumo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Perfumo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Perfumo?action=history)). 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