Roberto Cherro

{{short description|Argentine footballer (1907–1965)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Roberto Cherro

| image = Roberto cherro elgrafico 1933.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Cherro in 1933

| fullname = Roberto Eugenio Cerro

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1907|2|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Barracas, Argentina

| death_date = {{death date and age|1965|10|11|1907|2|23|df=yes}}

| death_place = Quilmes, Argentina

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Sportivo Barracas

| years1 = 1924

| years2 = 1925

| years3 = 1926–1938

| clubs1 = Sportivo Barracas

| clubs2 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| clubs3 = Boca Juniors

| caps1 =21

| caps2 = 26

| caps3 = 305

| goals1 = 15

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 221

| nationalyears1 = 1926–1937

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 13

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ARG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}

{{Medal|W|1929 Argentina|Team}}

{{Medal|W|1937 Argentina|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|Runnerup|1930 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition| Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1928 Amsterdam | Team}}

}}

Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scored 221 goals in 305 games for the club (in all official competitions), making him Boca Juniors' highest scoring player until his record was surpassed by Martín Palermo in 2010.[http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=10&AnioInicial=1905&AnioFinal=2009&OpTipoTorneos=6 Historia de Boca Profile] {{in lang|es}} He also ranks 5th. among the all-time Primera División top scorers, with 236 goals in 345 league matches.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argtops-allt.html Argentina - All-Time Topscorers in League] by Pablo Ciullini and Tomás Rodríguez Couto on the RSSSF

Cherro won five league titles with Boca Juniors, being also the club's top scorer on five occasions (1926, 1928, and 1930 with 20, 32 and 37 goals respectively). He was also part of the Argentina national team that won the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23918 |title=Roberto Cherro |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 September 2021}} Later, he was a radio sports commentator, together with the renowned Fioravanti, in the 60s.