Humberto Maschio

Humberto Maschio

Maschio during his second run on Racing
Personal information
Full name	Humberto Dionisio Maschio
Date of birth	(1933-02-20) February 20, 1933
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Arsenal de Llavallol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953	Quilmes
1954–1957	Racing Club	92	(28)
1957–1959	Bologna	43	(13)
1960–1962	Atalanta	80	(22)
1962–1963	Internazionale	15	(4)
1963–1966	Fiorentina	40	(11)
1966–1968	Racing Club	47	(16)
International career
1956–1957	Argentina	12	(12)
1962	Italy	2	(0)
Managerial career
1969	Argentina
1972	Costa Rica
1985	Blooming
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 2007

Humberto Dionisio Maschio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaskjo]; born February 20, 1933 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province) is an Italian Argentine former football player and coach.

During the late 1950s and 1960s Antonio Angelillo, Omar Sivori and Maschio acquired the nickname The Angels with Dirty Faces when they moved en masse to Italy. The name, an ironic reference to the then-celebrated Angels with Dirty Faces movie, was given to them on account of their typically South American colour and flair. They were also known as The Trio of Death because of their clinical ability in scoring goals.

Club playing career

Maschio started playing at Arsenal de Llavallol to later move to Quilmes Atlético Club where he proved himself a prolific goal-scorer. He joined Racing Club in 1954, and transferred to Italy in 1957. He had been linked with a move to Juventus in 1956, but their interest cooled following the international between Italy and Argentina in Buenos Aires that year when he looked ineffective. Instead he signed for Bologna in 1957, but although he paired up with Bernard Vukas there, he was unable to recreate the form he showed at Racing.

From Bologna Maschio moved to Atalanta who bought a half-share in him during the 1959-60 season. In Bergamo Maschio regained the form that had taken him to international prominence scoring heavily, and creating numerous chances for his colleagues. At Atalanta Maschio moved from playing as central striker to a deeper role which allowed him to use his vision and creativity. So impressive was his form at Atalanta that he moved to Inter in 1962. However, Maschio failed to fit in with manager Helenio Herrera who used him as a central striker and his time in Milan was of limited success. Following his time at Inter, Maschio briefly played with Fiorentina.

His performance brought him to the Italian national team to play in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He returned to Racing in 1966 to win the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1967, and to end his career with the club of Avellaneda with 44 goals in 139 matches.

International playing career

Maschio played 12 games for the Argentina national football team between 1956 and 1957, scoring 12 goals, he helped Argentina to win the Copa America 1957, he was the top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals.

Thanks to his Italian ancestry (from Godiasco, in the province of Pavia), he also played two games for the Italian team in 1962, scoring no goals. In the 1962 World Cup played in Chile, Maschio was the captain of the Italian team and one of the protagonists of the Battle of Santiago incidents in the match against the Chilean team, in which Chilean player Leonel Sanchez broke his nose.

Managerial career

Maschio coached the Argentine national team in the first half of 1969 and the Costa Rica national team 1972. He also had a short spell with Bolivian side Blooming in the 1985 Copa Libertadores.

Titles

Season	Club	Title
1957	Argentina	Copa America
1962-63	Internazionale	Serie A
1965-66	Fiorentina	Coppa Italia
1967	Racing Club	Copa Libertadores
1967	Racing Club	Copa Intercontinental

Gallery

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  Maschio scoring for Racing during the Avellaneda derby, 1968

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  Maschio celebrates a goal against Celtic in the Copa Intercontinental, 1967

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  Humberto Maschio during his first spell with Racing Club

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  Humberto Maschio and Omar Sívori, when both players were part of the Italian national team, 1962

See also

• Oriundo
• List of Argentine born footballers to play for other national teams

External links

• Humberto Maschio at National-Football-Teams.com
• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)