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Norberto Méndez

1923 - 1998

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Norberto Doroteo Méndez (January 5, 1923 – June 22, 1998), nicknamed Tucho, was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. Internationally, he played 33 games for the Argentina national team and won 3 Copa América titles. He is most famous for being the all-time top scorer in the history of the tournament with 17 goals. In domestic football, Méndez's most notable tenures were on Huracán (where he won three National cups) and Racing, winning three Primera División championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norberto Méndez is the 2,421st most popular soccer player (down from 1,332nd in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 229th in 2019) and the 146th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Norberto Méndez ranks 2,421 out of 21,273. Before him are Jorge Dely Valdés, Fernando Giudicelli, Charles Antenen, João Pinto, Michal Vičan, and Dušan Petković. After him are Yuji Sugano, Marouane Fellaini, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, René Girard, Heitor Canalli, and Ricardo Pavoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Norberto Méndez ranks 276. Before him are Ennio de Concini, Simeon ten Holt, Isao Kimura, Erika Böhm-Vitense, Gordon R. Dickson, and Jean Hagen. After him are Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Gabriel Alonso, Gerrit Voorting, Mikhail Pugovkin, Leon Niemczyk, and Jesús Rafael Soto. Among people deceased in 1998, Norberto Méndez ranks 200. Before him are Manuel Álvarez, Maurice Schumann, Johannes Kotkas, Wanda Jakubowska, Théodore Sindikubwabo, and Kvitka Cisyk. After him are Nicolas Bouvier, Nagarjun, Gloria Fuertes, Duncan McNaughton, Galina Starovoytova, and Jean Shiley.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Norberto Méndez ranks 354 out of 1,154. Before him are Víctor Avendaño (1907), Manuel Dorrego (1787), Ramón Puerta (1951), Bernabé Ferreyra (1909), Alfredo Copello (1903), and Roberto María Ortiz (1886). After him are María Teresa Ferrari (1887), Rubén Pagnanini (1949), Roberto Abbondanzieri (1972), Roberto Mieres (1924), Antonio Berni (1905), and Mariano Moreno (1778).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Norberto Méndez ranks 146. Before him are Rinaldo Martino (1921), Willy Caballero (1981), Alberto Chividini (1907), Ricardo Giusti (1956), Javier Pastore (1989), and Bernabé Ferreyra (1909). After him are Rubén Pagnanini (1949), Roberto Abbondanzieri (1972), Rubén Ayala (1950), Alberto Galateo (1911), Roberto Ferreiro (1935), and Eliseo Prado (1929).

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