Alberto Rendo (born 3 January 1940) is an
Argentine
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former
footballer
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who competed in the
1960 Summer Olympics
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.
Career
Born in
Parque Patricios
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Parque Patricios underwent a transformation during the beginning of the 1900s. The government moved the main slaughterhou ...
,
Buenos Aires
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, Rendo played club football in the
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
with
Huracán
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and
San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
. He finished his career in the
Mexican Primera División
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...
with
Laguna
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.
References
1940 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Argentine footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Olympic footballers of Argentina
Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Liga MX players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Club Atlético Huracán managers
Argentine football managers
Footballers from Buenos Aires
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