Cesáreo Onzari (February, 1903 – January, 1964) was an

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footballer who played as a left winger. He made his entire career in

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, playing from 1921 until his retirement in 1933. He was the first footballer known to have scored directly on a corner kick without an assist in professional play.

Biography

Onzari started his career playing for clubs Sportivo Boedo and Mitre. In 1921 he made his debut at

, where he played as a left winger. Although Onzari made a successful career in football, his peak of popularity was on October 2, 1924, during a friendly match between Argentina and Uruguay national teams, played at

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When only 15 minutes had been played, Onzari made a goal from a corner kick, with no other player touching the ball before scoring. Due to the fact that Uruguay were the Olympic champions, this play was called "Gol Olímpico". This denomination still remains. That goal was conceded to Argentina because

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had previously regulated goals scored directly from the corner kick, as Onzari did during that match. According to ''La Nación'' newspaper, 52.000 fans attended the match, which was won by Argentina 2-1 although the Uruguayan team left the field with only 4 minutes to play. Argentine players later complained about the toughness of the Uruguayan team during the match, while their rivals also complained about the aggressiveness of local spectators, who threw bottles at them at the end of the match."El gol olímpico cumple 85 años"
Canchallena.com, 2 October 2009 Onzari played for Argentina national team between 1922 and 1924 a total of 15 matches, scoring 5 goals. He also disputed the

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and

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Campeonato Sudamericanos with Argentina, winning the title in 1925. That same year Onzari played for

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during the tour that ''Xeneizes'' made in Europe. He retired from football in 1933, two years after this sport became professional in Argentina. Onzari died on January 6, 1964. He totalized 212 matches, scoring 67 goals with Huracán.

Title

Club

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1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

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International

; Argentina national team * Campeonato Sudamericano (1):

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Onzari, Cesareo 1903 births 1964 deaths Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Association football wingers Footballers from Buenos Aires