Alberto Marcovecchio


Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio was an Argentine football player that spent all his career at Racing [Club de Avellaneda]. He played as a forward.
He was part of the outstanding Racing Club squad that won 8 titles between 1913 and 1921, 7 of them consecutively.
Betweem 1913 and 1922, he scored 118 goals in the Argentine Primera División, finishing as the top scorer in 1917 and 1919. Throughout his career, he scored scored 287 goals in official matches.

Club career

[file:Mundodeportivo marcovecchio boye 1949.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Marcovecchio (left) with Mario Boyé in a seniors match in 1949]
After playing for a minor team of his neighborhood, Marcovecchio started his youth career at Racing in 1910. Two years later he was promoted to the Primera División, starting a career that led him to win 20 trophies with the club.
In 1917, Marchovecchio was the season's top scorer with 18 goals in 20 games. In 1921, he won his last title with Racing Club before leaving football due to an injury.

International career

With the Argentina national team, Marcovecchio played 12 games, making his debut in December 1912 against Uruguay. He was called up for the 1916 South American Championship and debuted against Chile, scoring two goals. His international career ended in 1919, when he represented Argentina in the Newton and Lipton Cups.

Honours

Club

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Individual