Peregrino Anselmo

Juan Peregrino Anselmo (30 April 1902 – 27 October 1975) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker for Uruguay national team. He was a member of national team which won 1930 FIFA World Cup. He scored three goals in the tournament, including two in the semi-finals.[1] He was the first false 9 in a World Cup. He was part of the squad which won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but did not play in any games.[2] He was a player[3] and later coach of C.A. Peñarol. As coach, succeeding mid-1962 the Hungarian Béla Guttmann in office, he led the club to the Uruguayan championship of the same year. In the later part of 1963 the Uruguayan goalkeeper Roque Maspoli succeeded him.

Juan Anselmo
Personal information
Full name Juan Peregrino Anselmo
Date of birth (1902-04-30)30 April 1902
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 27 October 1975(1975-10-27) (aged 73)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1935 Peñarol 180 (102)
International career
1927–1935 Uruguay 8 (3)
Managerial career
1962 Peñarol
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 AmsterdamTeam
FIFA World Cup
Winner1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner1935 Peru
Runner-up1927 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anselmo goal.
List of international goals scored by Peregrino Anselmo
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Romania3–04–01930 FIFA World Cup
2.27 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Yugoslavia2–16–11930 FIFA World Cup
3.3–1

Honours

Peñarol

Uruguay

References

  1. Davison, Dan (24 November 2017). "How Uruguay lifted the 1930 World Cup". These Football Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Peregrino Anselmo". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "Juan Peregrin Anselmo | Idolos 1891-1929". Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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