Agustín Mario Cejas (22 March 1945 – 14 August 2015) was an Argentine

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goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and

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and has the all-time record number of appearances for Racing Club de Avellaneda. Cejas joined the Racing Club youth team in 1959 at the age of 13. He made his first team debut in 1962 at the age of 17. In 1966, he helped Racing Club to win the

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. The following year Racing won the

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1967 to become Libertadores champions of South America for the only time in the club's history. They followed this up by beating Celtic F.C. in the Copa Intercontinental to become the first Argentine club champions of the world. In 1970, Cejas joined Santos in

where he played in the same team as

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. In 1973, Cejas helped Santos to win the

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and received the prestigious

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as the best player in Brazil. Cejas returned to Argentina in 1975 for a brief spell with Club Atlético Huracán before going back to Brazil to join Grêmio. In 1977, Cejas returned to Racing Club where he played until 1980. By the end of his second period with the club he had set a club record of 313 appearances. He then had a short spell with River Plate where he was part of the squad that won the

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in 1981. Cejas played for Argentina at the

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. Agustín Cejas died of

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on 14 August 2015."Falleció Agustín Mario Cejas, una gloria de Racing"
Infobae, 14 August 2015

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cejas, Agustin 1945 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Santos FC players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Olympic footballers of Argentina Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Expatriate footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Deaths from dementia in Argentina Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Footballers at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games