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Fernando Paternoster (24 May 1903 – 6 June 1967) was an
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and
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. He played for the
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and helped promote football across South America in countries such as
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and
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.


Playing career


Club

Paternoster started his career in the youth team of
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in 1919. He made his breakthrough into the first team in 1921. In 1926 Paternoster joined
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where he played until 1932. Between 1930 and 1931, he was loaned for free by Racing to Vélez Sársfield to play for the club in a Pan-American tour that took them from
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to the
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. In 1936 he made a single appearance for
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.


National team

Paternoster was part of the
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squad that finished runner-up to
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in the 1928 Olympic football tournament. He played in the
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, helping Argentina win the title. In 1930 he was again in an Argentine team that finished as runner up to Uruguay, this time in the
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. He made a total of 16 appearances for Argentina.


Managerial career

Paternoster became the coach of Colombian team Club Municipal de Deportes in 1937. In 1938, he was selected to become manager of the
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. He managed Deportivo Manizales in 1951. In 1954, he led
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to the Colombian league championship. In his later years, he worked to promote football in Ecuador, serving as manager of Emelec in the 1960s. He led the team to the national championship in 1965.Emelexista


Honours


Manager

;Atlético Nacional *
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;Emelec *
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(1):
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paternoster, Fernando 1903 births 1967 deaths Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province 1930 FIFA World Cup players Argentine footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Argentina international footballers Argentine football managers Colombia national football team managers Atlético Nacional managers Independiente Medellín managers C.S. Emelec managers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Argentine people of German descent Association football defenders