Delio Onnis
Encyclopedia
Delio Onnis is a retired Argentine
football
forward
. He was nicknamed "el Tano" (the Italian) in Argentina.
He is still today the French championship
highest scorer, scoring 299 goals from 1972 to 1986 for Stade de Reims, AS Monaco FC
, Tours FC
and Sporting Toulon Var
.
, he however, has Argentine
citizenship and began his career in Argentina
. He was the star striker in the successful team of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata that finished third in 1970, known as "La Barredora" ("The Sweeper"). He joined Stade de Reims in 1971, which was a far less successful team than the one of fifteen years earlier and they struggled in Division 1
. He then played for AS Monaco FC
for seven years, scoring 157 goals. In 1980, despite playing in one of the best teams in Division 1
, he signed for newly promoted and inexperienced team FC Tours, where he was twice again Division 1
leading goalscorer. In 1983, as Tours got relegated, he joined SC Toulon, where he finished his career in 1986.
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)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He was nicknamed "el Tano" (the Italian) in Argentina.
He is still today the French championship
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
highest scorer, scoring 299 goals from 1972 to 1986 for Stade de Reims, AS Monaco FC
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
, Tours FC
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...
and Sporting Toulon Var
Sporting Toulon Var
Sporting Toulon Var is a football club from Toulon, France, who currently play in the French sixth division . The club, which was founded in 1944, is presided by Jacques Jayet and managed by Luigi Alfano.- History :...
.
Career
Born in ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, he however, has Argentine
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...
citizenship and began his career in Argentina
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...
. He was the star striker in the successful team of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata that finished third in 1970, known as "La Barredora" ("The Sweeper"). He joined Stade de Reims in 1971, which was a far less successful team than the one of fifteen years earlier and they struggled in Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
. He then played for AS Monaco FC
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
for seven years, scoring 157 goals. In 1980, despite playing in one of the best teams in Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
, he signed for newly promoted and inexperienced team FC Tours, where he was twice again Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
leading goalscorer. In 1983, as Tours got relegated, he joined SC Toulon, where he finished his career in 1986.
Clubs and goals
| Season | Club | Team- rank |
Goals | Goalscorer- rank |
Notes | |
| 1971/72 | Stade de Reims | 15. | 22 | 4. | ||
| 1972/73 | Stade de Reims | 8. | 17 | 6. | ||
| 1973/74 | AS Monaco | 16. | 26 | 4. | ||
| 1974/75 | AS Monaco | 10. | 30 | 1. | ||
| 1975/76 | AS Monaco | 18. | 29 | 2. | Behind Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... (Stade de Reims) |
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| 1976/77 | AS Monaco | (1.) | (30) | (1.) | in Division 2 Ligue 2 Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division... |
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| 1977/78 | AS Monaco | 1. | 29 | 2. | Behind Bianchi (PSG Paris Saint-Germain FC Paris Saint-Germain Football Club , also known simply as Paris Saint-Germain and familiarly as Paris SG or PSG , is a professional association football club based in Paris, France. The club was founded on 12 August 1970, thanks to the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain... ) |
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| 1978/79 | AS Monaco | 4. | 22 | 2. | Behind Bianchi (PSG Paris Saint-Germain FC Paris Saint-Germain Football Club , also known simply as Paris Saint-Germain and familiarly as Paris SG or PSG , is a professional association football club based in Paris, France. The club was founded on 12 August 1970, thanks to the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain... ) |
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| 1979/80 | AS Monaco | 4. | 21 | 1. | First with Erwin Kostedde Erwin Kostedde Erwin Kostedde is a German former footballer. He was the first black player to play for West Germany, and was the topscorer in the Belgian league in 1970-71 and in Ligue 1 in 1979-80.-References:* *... (Stade Laval) |
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| 1980/81 | Tours FC | 18. | 24 | 1. | ||
| 1981/82 | Tours FC | 11. | 29 | 1. | ||
| 1982/83 | Tours FC | 18. | 11 | 20. | ||
| 1983/84 | SC Toulon | 16. | 21 | 1. | First with Patrice Garande Patrice Garande Patrice Garande is a former football striker from France, who obtained one international cap for the French national team during the 1980s: on April 27, 1988 against Northern Ireland... (AJ Auxerre AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the... ) |
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| 1984/85 | SC Toulon | 6. | 17 | 4. | ||
| 1985/86 | SC Toulon | 16. | 1 | --- | In 8 matches only | |
Honours
- Division 1Ligue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
: 1978 - Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
: 1980 - Top goalscorers in Ligue 1Top goalscorers in Ligue 1The following is a list of the highest goalscorers in Ligue 1's history*1932/1933 : Walter Kaiser and Robert Mercier 15 goals*1933/1934 : Istvan Lukacs 28 goals...
: 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 (2nd in 1976, 1978, 1979) - Ligue 1Ligue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
all-time best goalscorer with 299 goals