Roberto Aballay

Roberto José Aballay (22 November 1922 – c. 1982) was an Argentine football player who played as a striker.

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Full name	Roberto José Aballay[1]
Date of birth	(1922-11-22)22 November 1922
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	c. 1982
Place of death	Colombia
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 as of May 2007
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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.

Aballay died in Colombia during the early 1980s.^[4]

1. ^ Il Genoa dalla A alla Z, pg. 605
2. ^ RSSSF topscorers Mexico
3. ^ Top Drawer player of the year awards
4. ^ "Abbalay, Roberto – La Star Argentine". Mouloudia Club Algérois. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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