Evaristo Barrera
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Evaristo Vicente Barrera (December 30, 1911 – June 7, 1982) was an Argentine
football
striker. He played for Racing Club de Avellaneda
and a number of football clubs in Italy
. He was born in Rosario
.
Barrera started his professional career in 1932 with Racing Club, he was twice the topscorer in the Argentine Primera
, in 1934
with 34 goals and in 1936 with 32 goals. By the end of his time with Racing Club Barrera had scored 136 goals in 142 games, he still holds the record as the clubs highest scoring player.
In 1938 Barrera moved to Italy, he played for Lazio
and Napoli
in Serie A
before dropping down into the lower leagues where he played for Ascoli
.
During the war years he played for Novara
and Gozzano in the Italian War Championships. After the end of the war he played for Cremonese
and Mortara, retiring in 1948.
Barrera had a spell as manager of Novara
between 1956 and 1958.
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 played for Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
and a number of football clubs in Italy
Italy
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 was born in Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
.
Barrera started his professional career in 1932 with Racing Club, he was twice the topscorer in the Argentine Primera
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...
, in 1934
Primera División Argentina 1934
The 1934 Primera División season was the fourth season of the professional football of the Argentine top-flight. Boca Juniors won their second Primera División this season. Evaristo Barrera of Racing was the topscorer.-Format and teams:...
with 34 goals and in 1936 with 32 goals. By the end of his time with Racing Club Barrera had scored 136 goals in 142 games, he still holds the record as the clubs highest scoring player.
In 1938 Barrera moved to Italy, he played for Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
and Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
before dropping down into the lower leagues where he played for Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
.
During the war years he played for Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
and Gozzano in the Italian War Championships. After the end of the war he played for Cremonese
U.S. Cremonese
Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club, based in Cremona. The club was founded in 1903. Cremonese played the 2005/2006 season in Serie B, having won Serie C1/A the previous season. However, in the 2005/2006 Serie B campaign, Cremonese came out twenty-first, being therefore relegated...
and Mortara, retiring in 1948.
Barrera had a spell as manager of Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
between 1956 and 1958.