Heriberto Simmons was an Argentine amateur footballer, who played in
Club Atlético River Plate, and the
Argentina national team.
Biography
Simmons was born in Buenos Aires, son of a family of English roots. He made its debut in 1913 as midfielder on the River Plate. On August 24, 1913, River played its first classic against
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
. The match was played in Avellaneda, with a score of 2–1 in favor of River. The formation of River team was :es:Carlos Isola, Carlos Isola; :es:Arturo Chiappe, Arturo Chiappe, Pedro Calneggia; Heriberto Simmons, :es:Cándido García, Cándido García; Atilio Peruzzi; Luis Galeano, Antonio Ameral Pereyra; Alberto Penney, Fernando Roldán and Roberto Graga Patrao.
In 1914, Simmons obtained the :es:Copa de Competencia Jockey Club, Copa de Competencia. That same year he won the Tie Cup, Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell, playing against :es:Bristol Football Club, Bristol Football Club, and on January 9, 1921, he obtains its second national championship also playing for River.
In 1916 Heriberto Simmons played for the Argentina national football team, Selección Argentina winning the titles Copa Newton and the :es:Copa Círculo de la Prensa, Copa Círculo de la Prensa, final vs Uruguay played at the stadium of Avellaneda, with an Argentine triumph 7–2, with goals scored by :es:Marius Hiller, Hiller 3, Juan Enrique Hayes, Hayes 2, Simmons and Cabano (ar).
Titles
References
External links
www.lanacion.com.ar - river-el-siglo-de-un-campeon
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Argentine people of English descent
1890 births
1950 deaths
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
Río de la Plata
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