Mario Evaristo

Mario Evaristo
	Evaristo in 1931
Personal information
Full name	Marino Evaristo
Date of birth	10 December 1908
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	30 April 1993 (age 84)
Place of death	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1926	Sportivo Palermo
1926–1931	Boca Juniors
1932	Sportivo Barracas
1932–1933	Independiente
1935–1936	Genoa
1936–1938	Antibes
1938–1939	Nice
International career
1929–1930	Argentina
Medal record
Representing Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marino "Mario" Evaristo (10 December 1908 – 30 April 1993) was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team. He was a member of the runner-up Argentine team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and along with his elder brother Juan, a wing half-back, they became the first siblings to appear in a World Cup final.^[1]

Evaristo was christened Marino, but later changed his name to Mario. He played for Sportivo Palermo, Club Atlético Independiente and Boca Juniors in Argentina, he was part of the Boca team that won the Primera Division Argentina 1931 (the first professional champions of Argentina).

Later in his career he moved to Europe, where he played for Genoa C.F.C. in Italy, and for Nice and Antibes in France.

With his brother Juan, he was in charge of Boca's youth academies for more than 30 years.^[2]

Honours

Argentina's goal tally first


#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 November 1929	Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Paraguay	1–0	4–1	1929 South American Championship
2.	22 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Chile	3–1	3–1	1930 FIFA World Cup

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