Manuel Seoane (19 March 1902 – 21 August 1975), nicknamed ''La Chancha'', was an Argentine

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who played as a striker for Independiente and Argentina national team. Seoane is considered one of the best all-time players for IndependienteManuel Seoane, máximo goleador del amateurismo
/Ref> and one of the best of the 1920s decade.Inolvidables: Manuel Seoane
''El Gráfico'', 26 Nov 2019El recuerdo de Manuel Seoane, figura y goleador de la década del veinte en el Fútbol Argentino
on AFA, 18 Aug 2020 He gained recognition from the media and fans for being a strategist and a team player, as well as highly technical with the ball. He was also an implacable striker,Manuel Seoane, el gran goleador del amateurismo
by Alejandro Fabbri being Independiente's 2nd all-time top scorer after

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and 4th. amongst all-time Primera División topscorers with 249 goals in 299 league matches.Manuel Seoane – Goals in Argentina League
/ref> He later went on to become the manager of the Argentina national team between 1935 and 1937."Los 40 nombres que dirigieron la Selección Nacional"
on AFA website

Playing career

He started playing at

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with 15 years old. After scoring two goals in a practise match, he joined Independiente, where he made his official debut on 6 March 1921 in a game against

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. Seoane totalized two titles won with the institution that played at the Asociación Amateur de Football league. Grandes 10 independiente

Independiente won its first championship in

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,Argentina 1922 - RSSSF
/ref> with a great impact on the media which nicknamed the team ''"Los Diablos Rojos" ("The Red Devils")''. The Devils has remained since as a trademark for Independiente players and supporters. That team was formed by notable players as

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, Alberto Lalín, Luis Ravaschino and Seoane himself. Seoane went on to score 241 goals for the club in 264 appearances. He finished as the Primera División top scorer on three occasions (1922, 1926 and 1929) during his career. He also won several titles with Independiente, including the Argentine championships of

and 1926. In 1923 he was sent off after an incident with a referee, this led to his suspension from the "Asociación Argentina de Football" league and his move to join El Porvenir, which played in the rival league "

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". During his time with El Porvenir he made his debut for the Argentina national team, where he formed the forward line with

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. Seoane scored 3 goals in his debut with the national side, where he played a total of 19 matches scoring 14 goals between 1921 and 1929. In 1925 Seoane joined

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on its successful tour on Europe hitting 16 of the 40 goals converted by the team. He also played for Argentina in the 1925 South American Championship, being the topscorer of the tournament with 6 goals.Manuel Seoane
on Futbol Factory Once the punishment ended, he returned to Independiente in 1926, winning the title with the club that same year apart from being the topscorer with 76 goals.
/ref> He continued playing for Independiente until his retirement in 1933 due to his

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problems. On 22 August 1934, the club organised a match in his honour and made a collection to buy him a house."Manuel Seoane, el excepcional goleador"
Libro del Fútbol, 3 June 2010 Seoane played for Argentina between 1924 and 1929, appearing in 4

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s (1924, 1925, 1927 & 1929).rsssf: Argentina Copa América squads
/ref> He was part of the winning team in 1925 1927 and 1929 and he was also the top scorer in 1925 with 6 goals.

Managerial career

Seoane went on to have a successful career as a football manager, he was manager of

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between 1934 and 1937.

Later life

During his last years, Seoane was in charge of the Independiente's

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located in

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, after retiring from the textile industry where he had worked. Seoane died in

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on 21 August 1975, aged 73."Biografía de Manuel Seoane"
Somos Diablos website

Honours

Club

; Independiente: * Primera División: 1922 AAmF, 1926 AAmF

International

;

: *

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, 1927,

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References

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