Pedro Bonifacio Suárez Pérez, commonly known as Arico Suárez or Pedro Suárez (5 June 1908, in

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– 18 April 1979, in

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who played for

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where he won five league championships and for the Argentina national team, including appearances at the inaugural

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in 1930, making him the only Canary Islander to play in the World CupLos 100 años de Arico Suárez
at La Provincia until

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played the

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edition.

Playing career

Club

Suárez was born in Santa Brígida (

) but emigrated to Argentina with his parents at a young age. He began his playing career in 1926 with

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where he played until his transfer to

in 1930. In his first season with Boca, Suárez was part of the team that won the 1930 league championship. Over the following decade he won afurther four league championships in

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and

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. He also won the

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in 1940. Arico made a total of 335 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal which came in a 2–2 draw with Platense on 6 August 1933.

International

Suárez made his international debut for

during the

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, he would go on to make a total of 12 appearances for the Argentina national team between 1930 and 1940.

Honours

;Boca Juniors *

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(1): 1940 ;Argentina *

: Runner-up

References

External links

Biography
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at Historia de Boca {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Arico 1908 births 1979 deaths People from Gran Canaria Footballers from the Province of Las Palmas Spanish men's footballers Argentine men's footballers Spanish emigrants to Argentina Naturalized citizens of Argentina Argentina men's international footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football defenders Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Boca Juniors footballers Argentine Primera División players