Roberto Aballay

Roberto Aballay
Personal information
Full name Roberto José Aballay
Date of birth (1922-11-22)22 November 1922
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death (1983-03-25)25 March 1983
Place of death Bogotá, Colombia
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1941 River Plate 2 (0)
1942 Argentinos Juniors 1 (1)
1943 Banfield 13 (8)
1944–1945 Asturias F.C. 24 (40)
1946–1948 San Lorenzo 9 (7)
1949 Genoa 29 (3)
1950–1952 FC Nancy 53 (16)
1952–1955 Metz 22 (3)
1955–1956 MC Alger ? (?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 2007

Roberto José Aballay (22 November 1922 – 25 March 1983) was an Argentine football player who played as a striker.

Career

Aballay started his career in 1940 with River Plate, Banfield and San Lorenzo de Almagro. He played also in Mexico for Asturias winning the championship title in the 1943-44 season, he was also the league's top goalscorer with 40 goals in 24 games. He was awarded the 1945 CONCACAF player of the year award for 1945

In Italy for Genoa in season 1949-50 (played 29 matches and scored 3 goals) and in France where closed career in 1950s with FC Nancy, Metz and MC Alger in Algeria.

Death

Aballay died in Colombia during the early 1980s.

References

  1. ↑ Il Genoa dalla A alla Z, pg. 605
  2. ↑ David Delavie, Le grand dico des Grenats, Metz, Editions des Paraiges, 2025 ISBN 978-2-37535-208-3, p. 19.
  3. ↑ RSSSF topscorers Mexico
  4. ↑ "Top Drawer player of the year awards". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  5. ↑ "Abbalay, Roberto – La Star Argentine". Mouloudia Club Algérois. Retrieved 23 November 2024.