Eduardo Antonio Commisso (born 29 July 1948 in

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) is a former

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midfielder who won the

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with Independiente on four consecutive occasions. He also played for

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of Spain.

Career

Commisso began playing for his home town club Independiente in 1968. He made 208 league appearances for the club and a further 23 in international tournaments. During his time as an Independiente player the club won two league titles, four consecutive Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental 1973. In 1975, he joined

where he played 40 times, scoring 3 goals. In 1978, he returned to Argentina and had brief stints with Chacarita Juniors and

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Titles

: Independiente * Copa Intercontinental (1): Copa Intercontinental 1973 *

(4):

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

* Primera División Argentina (2): Metropolitano 1970 Metropolitano 1971 * Copa Interamericana (2): 1972, 1974

External links

BDFA profile

at La Capital MdP 1948 births Living people Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers La Liga players Hércules CF players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Copa Libertadores-winning players {{argentina-footy-midfielder-stub