Ángel Laferrara (born 27 March 1917, date of death unknown) was an Argentine

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. He was a talented striker.

Career

Laferrara started his career in 1936, playing for

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, where he scored 86 goals in 78 games. His performance was noted by

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, who bought him in 1942. He only played 15 games in Boca, scoring 8 goals. At the end of the season he was sent, on loan, to

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as part of the transfer fee for Severino Varela. He played well in Peñarol, scoring twice in the 1943 Torneo de Honor final, against

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. At the end of the season, again, he was sent to

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, where he scored 7 games in 18 games. In 1945, he played for Nueva Chicago, in the

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, Argentina Second Division. In 1946, he moved to Chile, where he played for

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. He retired in 1949, playing for

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. He played in six matches for the

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from 1940 to 1942. He was also part of Argentina's squad for the

1942 South American Championship The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship, an association football competition, was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 10 January to 7 February. For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countrie ...

References

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* 1917 births Year of death missing Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football forwards 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub