Ángel Natalio Allegri was an

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. He played during his entire 14-year professional career for Vélez Sársfield in the

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, totaling 384 games and 36 goals. He is the third player with most appearances in the club's history, behind Fabian Cubero (who have 458) and

Pedro Larraquy Pedro Omar Larraquy (born 13 June 1956 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent the majority of his playing career at Vélez Sársfield, where he set a record number of appearances with ...

(who has 457). Allegri also has the negative record of most

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s scored in the Argentine Primera, with 7.

Club career

Allegri played his first game for Vélez Sársfield in 1946. In the 1953 championship, he was an integral part of the team that finished runner-up, behind River Plate. The defender retired in 1960.

International career

Allegri also played 4 games for the Argentina national team between 1950 and 1951.

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* 1926 births 1981 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Colón managers {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub