Roberto González Escarrá (born c. 1890) was an Argentine

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player. He played as defender in Club Atlético Porteño and in the Argentina national team.

Career

Born in

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, González Escarrá began his career in the youth division of

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. He then played in

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of Adrogué, team that played the final of the Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich in 1908. In 1908, González Escarrá moved to

Porteño (feminine: ''Porteña'', in Spanish) is mainly used to refer to the residents of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is also used for other port cities, such as El Puerto de Santa María, Spain; Valparaíso, Chile; Mazatlán, Veracruz, Acapulco and ...

, where he won his first Primera División title with the club in

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, then winning a new championship in

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, both organised by dissident

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. With Porteño, González Escarrá also won the

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in 1915, after beating Racing Club by 2–1. In 1914, Roberto González Escarrá was called up to the Argentina national team. His first game was a friendly match v.

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, played on September 20, 1914, in the Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires stadium, which was won by Argentina by 3–0.

Titles

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* Primera División (2): 1912 FAF, 1914 FAF *

(1): 1915

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez Escarra, Roberto Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent 1890s births Year of birth uncertain Year of death missing Footballers from Adrogué Men's association football defenders