Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of

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. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scored 221 goals in 305 games for the club (in all official competitions), making him Boca Juniors' highest scoring player until his record was surpassed by

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in 2010. He also ranks 5th. among the all-time Primera División top scorers, with 236 goals in 345 league matches. Cherro won five league titles with Boca Juniors, being also the club's top scorer on five occasions (

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with 20, 32 and 37 goals respectively). He was also part of the Argentina national team that won the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

International career

Cherro won the Copa América in 1929 with the Argentina national football team. On 5 February 1933, Cherro famously scored all four goals in a 4–1 win over arch enemies

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;Boca Juniors * Argentine Primera División: (5)

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Boca Juniors profile
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