Enrique Guaita (; 11 July 1910 – 18 May 1959), also known as Enrico Guaita (), was an

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footballer who played for both

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and

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as a

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. He helped win the 1933-35 Central European International Cup & the

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with Italy. He played most of his footballing career in Argentina with Estudiantes and Racing Club, but also played in Italy with

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where he was nicknamed ''Il Corsaro Nero''.

Club career

Guaita played for

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, where he was part of the famous attack ''Los Profesores''. In 1934, he moved to Italy, where he probably played his best football. He played two seasons for

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from 1933 to 1935. He was the top-scorer of the League in 1934–35, with 28 goals. He became known as ''Il Corsaro Nero''. Fearing being drafted by the Italian army, in 1936, he returned to Argentina, where he played for

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and, again,

. He retired at the end of the 1939 season.

International career

Guaita was one of twelve Argentine players to represent both

(four caps, one goal) and

(ten caps, five goals) at national level, before the practice of playing for more than one national team was banned. With Argentina, he won the 1937 South American Championship, and with the

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, he scored the only goal in the semifinal match of the

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against

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, before Italy went on to win the title on home soil.

Honours

International

;

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* Central European International Cup: 1933-35 ;Argentina *

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Individual

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Capocannoniere The ''Capocannoniere'' award (; literally "head gunner"), known as Paolo Rossi Award1934–35 (28 goals) * FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament:

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