Ricardo Infante
{{short description|Argentine football player and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ricardo Infante
| image = Ricardoinfante.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Ricardo Roberto Infante
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|6|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = La Plata, Argentina
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|12|14|1924|06|21|df=yes}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 = 1940–1942
| youthclubs1 = Estudiantes
| years1 = 1942–1952
| years2 = 1953–1956
| years3 = 1957–1960
| years4 = 1961
| clubs1 = Estudiantes
| clubs2 = Huracán
| clubs3 = Estudiantes
| clubs4 = Gimnasia La Plata
| caps1 = 329
| caps2 = 94
| caps3 = (see above)
| caps4 = 16
| goals1 = 180
| goals2 = 31
| goals3 =
| goals4 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 1947–1958
| nationalteam1 = Argentina
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 1960
| managerclubs1 = Estudiantes de La Plata
| pcupdate = 14 October 2007
}}
Ricardo Roberto Infante (21 June 1924 – 14 December 2008) was an Argentine football player and manager who played as a striker. He was the second-highest-scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and the sixth-highest-scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina.
Career
Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for Estudiantes, he scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 1943 in a 2–2 draw with Chacarita Juniors. Infante went on to score 180 goals for the club in 328 games.
One of Infante's greatest moments came on 19 September 1948 in a game against Rosario Central, with Estudiantes already winning 2–0 Infante scored a goal with a right-footed rabona from 35 metres out.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/rabona-gol_0_HJ6WU4-1L3l.html|title=Rabona y gol|date=15 October 1998|website=Clarín}}
Infante left the club in 1953 after their relegation from the Primera División, he joined Club Atlético Huracán where he played until 1956. He then returned to Estudiantes for a second spell with the club.
In 1958 Infante was part of the Argentina squad that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
In 1960 Estudiantes refused to renew his contract after he suffered a knee injury, prompting him to join fierce local rivals Gimnasia de La Plata. He retired later that year and went on to work as a youth coach in La Plata.
Infante currently occupies sixth place on the list of the Primera División Argentina all-time topscorers with 217 goals in 439 games.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|es}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025616/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=783 |date=20 October 2007 |title=Futbol factory profile }}
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.elpatagonico.net/index.php?item=viewlast&ref=ultimas&id=120550&sec=dep Obituary] in El Patagonico
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Category:Footballers from La Plata
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Argentina men's international footballers
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Category:Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Estudiantes de La Plata managers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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