Julio Musimessi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Julio Musimessi

| image = Musimessi.jpg

| caption = Musimessi with Boca Juniors in 1953

| fullname = Julio Elías Musimessi

| height = 1.77 m

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|7|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|9|4|1924|7|9|df=y}}

| death_place = Morón, Argentina

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1944–1953

| years2 = 1953–1959

| years3 = 1960–1961

| years4 = 1961–1962

| clubs1 = Newell's Old Boys

| clubs2 = Boca Juniors

| clubs3 = Deportivo Morón

| clubs4 = Green Cross

| caps1 = 183

| caps2 = 155

| caps3 =

| caps4 = 57

| totalcaps =

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 =

| goals4 = 0

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1953–1958

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Julio Elías Musimessi (9 July 1924 in Resistencia, Chaco – 4 September 1996 in Morón) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team.

Career

Musimessi started his playing career in 1944 with Newell's Old Boys of Rosario, he played 183 times for the club before his transfer to Boca Juniors in 1953. In 1954 Boca won the league championship. He played 155 times for the club.{{cite web |title=Julio Elías Musimessi - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores |url=https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores/julio-elias-musimessi/225/1956/1956/5.html |website=www.historiadeboca.com.ar |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=es}}

Following Boca Juniors, Musimessi played for Deportivo Morón in the Argentine second level.{{cite web |title=A 25 años del fallecimiento de Julio Musimessi, un gran ídolo de Boca que también atajó en Morón |url=https://zonales.com/25-anos-fallecimiento-musimessi-idolo-boca-moron/ |website=zonales.com |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=es |date=4 September 2021}}

At the end of his playing career he played for Green Cross of Chile.{{cite web |title=Green Cross 1961 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Green%20Cross/Green%20Cross%201961%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Green Cross 1962 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Green%20Cross/Green%20Cross%201962%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=es}}

At international level Musimessi played 14 times for Argentina. He was part of the squad that won the 1955 Copa América. He was also included in the 1956 Copa América and the 1958 FIFA World Cup squads.

Musimessi was known as "El Arquero cantor" (the singing goalkeeper) because of his performances on radio.[http://cancionesdemiviejopueblo.blogspot.com/2008/02/julio-elias-musimessi.html Canciones de Mi Viejo Pueblo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226062421/http://cancionesdemiviejopueblo.blogspot.com/2008/02/julio-elias-musimessi.html |date=2008-02-26 }} {{in lang|es}} After retiring from the game he established a bar in Morón.

Titles

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!Season

!Team

!Title

1954

Boca Juniors

Primera División Argentina

1955

Argentina

Copa América

References

External links

{{Cite web |url=http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=1221 |title=Informe Xeneize profile |access-date=2017-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020024834/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=1221 |archive-date=2007-10-20 |url-status=dead |language=es}}
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{{Cite web |url=http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=1221 |title=FutbolFactory profile |access-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020024834/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=1221 |archive-date=20 October 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all |language=es}}

Category:1924 births

Category:1997 deaths

Category:Footballers from Resistencia, Chaco

Category:Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent

Category:Argentine men's footballers

Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers

Category:Argentina men's international footballers

Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players

Category:Men's association football goalkeepers

Category:Newell's Old Boys footballers

Category:Boca Juniors footballers

Category:Deportivo Morón footballers