Segundo Luna

Segundo Luna (born April 20, 1902 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina) was an Argentinian footballer, born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. He was the first Santiagueño (person who was born in Santiago del Estero) to play in Argentina's national football team as well as the first to play in an international tournament. Luna's team finished second in the Athletic Club Students Cultural Football League. He then joined the international football team in 1927, the year before the Olympics in Amsterdam. His first tournament was the 1927 South American Championship, in Lima, Peru, where Argentina qualified for the 1928 Olympics.[1] The name 'Segundo Luna' means 'Second Moon' in Spanish.

Segundo Luna
Personal information
Full name Segundo Luna
Place of birth Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1928 Mitre
1929–1930 Newell's Old Boys
1931 Rosario Central
National team
1927–1928 Argentina 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam Team competition

The Copa De America

Segundo Luna scored his first international goal on 1 October 1927, against Bolivia. Luna scored the first goal after 18 minutes in what would be a 7–1 win. He scored another goal in that match, which was Argentina's sixth. This was after 56 minutes. He next scored on 20 November, in a 3–2 win against Uruguay. He scored his team's second goal (to make it 2-1) after 70 minutes. Luna was the joint-top goalscorer of the competition, along with Alfredo Carricaberry (Argentina), Roberto Figueroa (Uruguay), Héctor Scarone (Uruguay) and Pedro Petrone (Uruguay). They scored 3 goals each.[1][2]

1928 Olympics

Argentina came second in the 1928 Olympics. They played the semi-final against Egypt, who had surprisingly beaten Turkey and Portugal in earlier rounds. Luna's team were dominant and won 6–0. The final was against Uruguay and finished 1-1 after 30 minutes of extra time. A replay was called, and it was 1–1 at half time. Argentina conceded the tournament-winning goal in the 68th minute.[3]

References
  1. Estudiantes.org Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "1900-1930 in football". Recordfootball. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Argentina Football at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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