Hector Scarone
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Hector Scarone 🇺🇾

Héctor Scarone
["Footballer", "Olympic & World Cup Winner", "El Mago"]
Born Nov 26, 1898 🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay
Passed Away Apr 04, 1967 Montevideo, Uruguay
Lifespan 68 years old
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Archival Overview

Uruguayan inside-forward nicknamed 'El Mago' (The Wizard) who won two Olympic golds (1924, 1928), four Copas America, and the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup.

Biographical Record

Hector Scarone played twenty years for Club Nacional de Football in Montevideo, scoring 301 goals in 369 games. Hailed as the premier playmaker of world football's pre-war era, his combination of short passing, wall-passes, and surgical finishing earned him the moniker 'The Wizard'.

Scarone won gold medals with Uruguay at the 1924 Paris Olympics and 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, which were then the recognized world championships of football. In 1930, he started in the inaugural World Cup final against Argentina, completing a glorious golden quadruple.

Key Life Milestones

Paris Olympics

Olympic Gold in Paris

Dazzled European football crowds as Uruguay won Olympic gold in Paris with fluid attacking football.

Inaugural World Cup

1930 World Cup Champion

Helped lead Uruguay to victory in the inaugural FIFA World Cup final in Montevideo.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Gran Parque Central Memorial
Montevideo, Uruguay
GPS: -34.8872, -56.1558
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