Enrique A. Gainzarain (7 December 1904 – 18 July 1972) was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who played a single official game for

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. Gainzarain joined River Plate at the age of 10 and made his senior debut in 1920. He went on to play for

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its footb ...

and

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

References

External links

*Diego Estévez; Sergio Lodise, ''105. Historia de un siglo rojo y blanco'', Ediciones Continente,
Enrique Gainzarain at databaseOlympics.comStatistics at Once-onze.narod.ru

(in Spanish) 1904 births 1972 deaths Argentine men's footballers Argentine people of Basque descent Men's association football inside forwards Club Atlético River Plate footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Argentina men's international footballers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Argentina-Olympic-medalist-stub