Juan Botasso

Juan Botasso

Botasso in 1928
Personal information
Full name	Juan Botasso
Date of birth	(1908-10-23)23 October 1908
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Date of death	5 October 1950(1950-10-05) (aged 41)
Place of death	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1930	Argentino de Quilmes
1930–1938	Racing Club
1938–1946	Argentino de Quilmes
International career
1929–1930	Argentina	9	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing Argentina Copa América Winner 1929 Argentina Team FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1930 Uruguay Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Botasso (23 October 1908 – 5 October 1950) was an Argentine footballer. He played in goal for Argentina in the 1930 FIFA World Cup final on 30 July 1930, which was lost 4–2 to Uruguay.

Botasso (sometimes written Bottaso) started his career in 1927 with Argentino de Quilmes. After playing in the 1930 World Cup he moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda where he played until 1938. Botasso then returned to Argentino de Quilmes who were playing in the Argentine 2nd Division.

Honours

Racing

• Copa de Honor: 1932
• Copa de Competencia: 1933

Quilmes

• Primera C Metropolitana: 1945

Argentina

• Copa América: 1929
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1930

External links

• (in Spanish) Argentino de Quilmes profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)
• (in Spanish) Boca Juniors vs Racing Club 1931-1938