SOCCER PLAYER

José Manuel Moreno

1916 - 1978

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José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 – 26 August 1978), nicknamed "El Charro", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, even among Diego Maradona, Pelé and Alfredo Di Stéfano, and was the first footballer ever to have won first division league titles in four countries (later players to emulate the feat include Jiri Jarosik, Rivaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimović, James Rodríguez and Alexis Sánchez). Moreno was part of the River Plate team known as La Máquina ("The Machine") which dominated Argentine football in the 1940s, and was also a member of the Argentina national team that won the South American Championships in 1941 and 1947, being chosen in the latter tournament as the best player of the tournament. He was regarded by many as a complete player. In 1999, he was ranked as the 5th best South American player in the 20th century (behind Pelé, Maradona, Di Stéfano and Garrincha), and among the 25 best players in the world through a poll by the IFFHS. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Manuel Moreno is the 765th most popular soccer player (down from 573rd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 107th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Manuel Moreno ranks 765 out of 21,273. Before him are Josef Kadraba, Bodo Illgner, Jürgen Sparwasser, Edin Džeko, Orlando Peçanha, and Akemi Iwata. After him are Roy Makaay, Teizo Takeuchi, Allan Clarke, Thiago Alcântara, Fernando Gomes, and Francisco Aramburu.

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Among people born in 1916, José Manuel Moreno ranks 89. Before him are Archduke Felix of Austria, Manea Mănescu, Shirley Jackson, Ri Jong-ok, Ray Conniff, and James Herriot. After him are Mika Špiljak, Jane Jacobs, Betty Grable, Yekaterina Budanova, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, and Pérez Prado. Among people deceased in 1978, José Manuel Moreno ranks 78. Before him are Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Wadie Haddad, Viggo Brun, Pancho Vladigerov, Gaston Julia, and Samuel Goudsmit. After him are Burt Munro, Oscar Homolka, Karl Lennart Oesch, Salvador de Madariaga, Armin T. Wegner, and Luigi Allemandi.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, José Manuel Moreno ranks 127 out of 1,154. Before him are José Félix Uriburu (1868), Arturo Frondizi (1908), Alejandro Scopelli (1908), Attilio Demaría (1909), Alejandra Pizarnik (1936), and Enrique Guaita (1910). After him are Gaspar Noé (1963), Manuel Ferreira (1905), Javier Mascherano (1984), Mario Bunge (1919), Arturo Umberto Illia (1900), and Gato Barbieri (1932).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, José Manuel Moreno ranks 42. Before him are Diego Milito (1979), Sergio Agüero (1988), Juan Román Riquelme (1978), Alejandro Scopelli (1908), Attilio Demaría (1909), and Enrique Guaita (1910). After him are Manuel Ferreira (1905), Javier Mascherano (1984), Mauricio Pochettino (1972), Amadeo Carrizo (1926), Paulo Dybala (1993), and Juan Ramón Verón (1944).

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