Héctor Scarone


Héctor Pedro Scarone Berreta was a Uruguayan footballer who played as inside forward. Known as "the Gardel of Football" and El Mago due to his extraordinary skills with the ball, Scarone was considered one of the best players in the world during his time. He was crowned world champion three times, after winning the editions of the [Football at the 1924 Uruguayan Primera División of AUF|1924 Summer Olympics|1924] and [Football at the Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Summer Olympics|1928] Olympic football tournaments, along with the first World Cup in 1930.
At club level, Scarone spent most of his career with [Club Club Nacional de Football|Nacional de Football|Nacional], with which he won 21 official titles. He scored a total of 301 goals for the club in 369 appearances. Scarone holds the record of years played for Nacional, having spent 20 years with the club. He is also the 3rd. all-time Uruguayan Primera División with 163 goals, and the 2nd. all-time top scorer of Nacional with 301 goals.
With a height of 170 cm and thin legs, Scarone was rejected by Nacional at the age of 15. He returned one year later, being accepted by the club but sent to the reserve team. Nevertheless, Scarone would be promoted to the senior squad after playing only five matches in the reserve team.
Apart from Nacional, Scarone also played for Spanish side Barcelona, and Italian clubs Inter Milan and Palermo. He was the younger brother of another legend of Nacional, Carlos Scarone.

International career

With the Uruguay national team, Scarone won the South American Championship four times: in 1917, 1923, 1924, and 1926, and the Olympic gold medal twice: in 1924 and 1928 recognized as FIFA World Cup.
At the age of 19, he scored the goal that gave Uruguay the title at the 1917 South American Championship, in the final against Argentina, his fourth international match.
Scarone finished his international career by leading Uruguay to the 1930 FIFA World Cup, and although his international career ended that same year, the 31 goals in 52 matches he scored for his country stood until as the national record. With his goal against Romania on 21 July 1930 Scarone was the last player born in the 19th century to score in a World Cup final tournament.

Managerial career and later life

After retiring as a player, Scarone became a football coach. He was the second manager of Millonarios since its origins, from 1947 to 1948, while the club was still an amateur team. He was manager of Nacional and Real Madrid in the 1950s. He died in 1967 in Montevideo, aged 68, after attending a match of Nacional.

International goals

Uruguay's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 1917Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–04–01917 South American Championship
2.14 October 1917Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–01–01917 South American Championship
3.28 July 1918Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–03–11918 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
4.13 May 1919Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2–03–21919 South American Championship
5.18 July 1919Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–04–11919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
6.18 July 1919Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay3–04–11919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
7.17 September 1919Estadio Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–02–11919 Copa Lipton
8.17 September 1919Estadio Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires, Argentina2–02–11919 Copa Lipton
9.7 December 1919Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay3–14–21919 Trofeo Circular
10.18 July 1920Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay1–02–01920 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
11.4 November 1923Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay1–02–01923 South American Championship
12.26 May 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France2–07–01924 Summer Olympics
13.29 May 1924Stade Bergeyre, Paris, France2–03–01924 Summer Olympics
14.1 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France1–05–11924 Summer Olympics
15.1 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France2–15–11924 Summer Olympics
16.6 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France2–12–11924 Summer Olympics
17.17 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile3–03–11926 South American Championship
18.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile1–06–01926 South American Championship
19.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile2–06–01926 South American Championship
20.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile3–06–01926 South American Championship
21.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile4–06–01926 South American Championship
22.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile6–06–01926 South American Championship
23.29 August 1927Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–01–01927 Copa Lipton
24.6 November 1927Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru9–09–01927 South American Championship
25.20 November 1927Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru1–02–31927 South American Championship
26.20 November 1927Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru2–22–31927 South American Championship
27.10 December 1927Viña del Mar, Chile3–23–2Friendly
28.30 May 1928Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–02–01928 Summer Olympics
29.7 June 1928Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands3–13–21928 Summer Olympics
30.13 June 1928Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–12–11928 Summer Olympics Gold Medal match replay
31.21 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay2–04–01930 FIFA World Cup

Titles

;Nacional
;Barcelona
;Uruguay national team

Individual