Roberto Aballay

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Roberto Aballay
Personal information
Full name Roberto José Aballay[1]
Date of birth (1922-11-22) 22 November 1922 (age 101)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) 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, correct as of May 2007

Roberto José Aballay (born 22 November 1922) is an Argentine former football player who played as a striker.

Aballay started his career in 1940 for 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.[2] He was awarded the 1945 CONCACAF player of the year award for 1945[3]

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.

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