Julio Elías Musimessi (9 July 1924 in

Resistencia, Chaco Resistencia () is the capital and largest city of the province of Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city proper was 291,720 inhabitants. It is the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, Greater ...

– 4 September 1996 in Morón) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for

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, Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. Musimessi started his playing career in 1944 with

of Rosario, he played 183 times for the club before his transfer to Boca Juniors in 1953. In 1954 Boca won the league championship. He played 155 times for the club. At the end of his playing career he played for Green Cross of

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. At international level Musimessi played 14 times for

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. He was part of the squad that won the 1955 Copa América. He was also included in the 1956 Copa América and the 1958 FIFA World Cup squads. Musimessi was known as "El Arquero cantor" (the singing goalkeeper) because of his performances on radio.Canciones de Mi Viejo Pueblo
After retiring from the game he established a bar in Morón.

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* * * 1924 births 1997 deaths Footballers from Resistencia, Chaco Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football goalkeepers Newell's Old Boys footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club de Deportes Green Cross footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub