Agustín Valido (January 31, 1914 – February 23, 1998) was an

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, who played in several Argentine and Brazilian top-level clubs.

Career

Born in Buenos Aires, Agustín Valido was part of the squad that won Primera División Argentina in

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while playing for

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. He moved to Lanús in 1935, leaving the club in 1937. He traveled to Brazil in 1937, playing for a combined team named Becar Varella and attracting the attention of Flamengo's board of directors, who signed him. He played 138 games for the Rio de Janeiro club, scoring 44 goals, including one against

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in 1944, giving Flamengo their third consecutive

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Honors

Club

* Primera División Argentina:

Flamengo *

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: 1942, 1943, 1944

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valido, Agustin 1914 births 1998 deaths Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Boca Juniors footballers CR Flamengo footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football forwards