Alberto Marcovecchio

{{short description|Argentine association football player}}

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| fullname = Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio

| birth_date = {{birth date|1893|3|6}}

| birth_place = Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina

| death_date = {{death date and age|1958|2|28|1893|3|6}}

| death_place = Lanús, Argentina

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| position = Forward

| youthclubs1 = Porteño

| youthyears2 = 1910–1912

| youthclubs2 = Racing Club

| years1 = 1912–1922

| clubs1 = Racing Club

| caps1 = 169

| goals1 = 118

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| nationalyears1 = 1912–1919

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 7

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Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio (March 6, 1893 – February 28, 1958) 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.{{Cite web |last=Uzquiz |first=Pedro |date=21 July 2001 |title=Una Academia de fútbol |url=http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2001/07/21/d-01101.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011072759/http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2001/07/21/d-01101.htm |archive-date=11 October 2012 |access-date=11 October 2012 |website=Clarín}}

Betweem 1913 and 1922, he scored 118 goals in the Argentine Primera División,{{Cite web |last=Ciullini |first=Paolo |date=14 October 2021 |title=Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio – Goals in Argentina League |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/marcovecchiodata.html |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=RSSSF}} finishing as the top scorer in 1917 and 1919.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2016 |title=Ídolos académicos: Alberto Marcovecchio, el de la sed goleadora |url=https://www.racingclub.com.ar/efemerides/nota/2016/02/5345_idolos-academicos-alberto-marcovecchio-el-de-la-sed-goleadora/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118060605/https://www.racingclub.com.ar/efemerides/nota/2016/02/5345_idolos-academicos-alberto-marcovecchio-el-de-la-sed-goleadora |archive-date=18 January 2025 |access-date=6 February 2025 |website=Racing Club - Sitio Oficial |language=es}} Throughout his career, he scored scored 287 goals in official matches.

Club career

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After playing for a minor team of his neighborhood (Porteño), Marcovecchio started his youth career at Racing in 1910.{{Cite web |title=Ídolos: Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio |url=https://www.racingclub.com.ar/idolos/alberto-marcovecchio/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302124541/https://www.racingclub.com.ar/idolos/alberto-marcovecchio/ |archive-date=2 March 2024 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=Racing Club - Sitio Oficial |language=es}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Castro Serna |first=Emmanuel |date=15 January 2025 |title=Argentina - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argtops.html |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=RSSSF}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Alberto Marcovecchio » Internationals |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alberto-marcovecchio/4/ |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=WorldFootball.net}} He was called up for the 1916 South American Championship and debuted against Chile, scoring two goals.{{Cite web |title=Alberto Marcovecchio » Copa América 1916 Argentina |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alberto-marcovecchio/copa-america-1916-in-argentinien/argentinien-team/3/ |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=WorldFootball.net}} His international career ended in 1919, when he represented Argentina in the Newton and Lipton Cups.

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