José Piendibene
Uruguayan footballer (1890-1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Miguel Piendibene Ferrari (5 June 1890 – 12 November 1969) was a Uruguayan footballer. His position on the field was centre forward, being regarded by many as one of the best Uruguayan football players of all time.[1]
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Full name | José Miguel Piendibene Ferrari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1890-06-05)5 June 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 November 1969(1969-11-12) (aged 79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1908–1928 | Peñarol | 506 | (253) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1909–1922 | Uruguay | 43 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1934 | Peñarol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1940–1941 | Peñarol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Piendibene was praised by the media as the best Uruguayan player of his time, highlighting his dribbling skills, passing and efficiency as scorer.[1] Piendibene spent his entire career in Peñarol where he won 11 titles with the club.[2]