Domingo Tarasconi

Domingo Alberto Tarasconi (20 December 1903 – 3 July 1991) was an Argentine football forward. He played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he won 10 titles, apart from being Primera División topscorer on five occasions between 1922 and 1934.

Domingo Tarasconi
Tarasconi during his tenure with Boca Juniors
Personal information
Full name Domingo Alberto Tarasconi
Date of birth (1903-12-20)20 December 1903
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 3 July 1991(1991-07-03) (aged 87)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Atlanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1932 Boca Juniors 226 (187)
1933 Newell's Old Boys 2 (0)
1934 San Martín (T) ? (?)
1936 Argentinos Juniors 8 (0)
National team
1922–29 Argentina 24 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career
Tarasconi with the Argentina national team, where he was the topscorer at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Tarasconi won 10 titles with Boca Juniors and three Copa América with the Argentina national team. He played 24 games for Argentina, netting 18 goals between 1922 and 1929. He also played in the 1928 Olympic games where he finished as tournament top scorer.[1] Tarasconi is still the 13th highest scoring player in the history of the Argentina national football team.

Tarasconi scored a total of 193 goals for Boca Juniors, ranking fourth among the highest scoring players in the history of the club, behind Martín Palermo, Francisco Varallo and Roberto Cherro.

After leaving Boca in 1932 Tarasconi played two games for Newell's Old Boys and then moved to dissident amateur league where he was topscorer in its final season, with San Martín de Tucumán in 1934.

Tarasconi played his last game in 1936 for Argentinos Juniors.

Honours

Boca Juniors

International

Individual

References
  1. rsssf: 1928 Olympics
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