Heriberto Simmons

Heriberto Simmons
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Personal information
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 1950
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913-1923 Club Atlético River Plate
National team
1916-1918 Argentina

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Heriberto Simmons was an Argentine amateur footballer. He played in River Plate,[1] and the Argentina national team.[2]

Biography

Simmons was born in Buenos Aires, it made its debut in 1913 as midfielder on the Club Atlético River Plate. On August 24, 1913 River played its first classic against Boca Juniors. The match was played in Avellaneda, with a score of 2-1 in favor of River. The formation of River team was Carlos Isola; Arturo Chiappe, Pedro Calneggia; Heriberto Simmons, Cándido García; Atilio Peruzzi; Luis Galeano, Antonio Ameral Pereyra; Alberto Penney, Fernando Roldán and Roberto Graga Patrao.[3]

River Plate team 1920

In 1914 Simmons obtained the Copa de Competencia. That same year River won the international title Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell played against Bristol Football Club.[4] On January 9, 1921 he obtains its second national championship playing for River.[5]

In 1916 Heriberto Simmons played for the Selección Argentina winning the titles Copa Newton and the Copa Círculo de la Prensa, final vs Uruguay played at the stadium of Avellaneda, with an Argentine triumph 7-2, with goals scored by Hiller 3, Hayes 2, Simmons and Cabano (ar).[6]

Titles

Season Team Title
1914Argentina Club Atlético River Plate Copa de Competencia Jockey Club
1914Argentina Club Atlético River Plate Tie Cup
1916Argentina Argentina national football team Copa Newton
1916Argentina Argentina national football team Copa Círculo de la Prensa
1920Argentina Club Atlético River Plate Campeonato de Primera División

References

  1. ↑ River, el campeón del siglo: todo su fútbol, Océano Argentina, 2000
  2. ↑ Fray mocho, Volúmenes 245-257, Fray Mocho., 1917
  3. ↑ A 100 años del primer superclasico oficial, SALA DE PRENSA
  4. ↑ Cup Tie Competition - First Division, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi
  5. ↑ Argentina 1920, Pablo Wally
  6. ↑ Copa Círculo de la Prensa, José Luis Pierrend
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