Attilio Demaría

Attilio Demaría

Personal information
Full name	Atilio José Demaría
Date of birth	19 March 1909
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	11 November 1990(1990-11-11) (aged 81)
Place of death	Haedo, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1931	Estudiantil Porteño	108	(37)
1931	Gimnasia La Plata	1	(0)
1931–1936	Ambrosiana-Inter	155	(50)
1936	Independiente	3	(1)
1937-1938	Estudiantil Porteño	21	(14)
1938–1943	Ambrosiana-Inter	113	(26)
1943–1944	Novara	16	(5)
1944–1946	Legnano	16	(5)
1946–1948	Cosenza	44	(0)
Total		377	(138)
International career
1930–1931	Argentina	3	(0)
1932–1940	Italy	13	(3)
Managerial career
1945–1946	Legnano
1946–1948	Cosenza
1951	Gimnasia La Plata
1965	Sportivo Italiano
1973	Almirante Brown
Medal record Men's football Representing Italy FIFA World Cup Winner 1934 Italy Central European International Cup Winner 1933–35 Europe Representing Argentina FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1930 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atilio José Demaría (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtiljo xoˈse ðemaˈɾi.a]; 19 March 1909 – 11 November 1990), Italianized as Attilio Demaria (IPA: [atˈtiːljo demaˈriːa]), was an Italian Argentine footballer, who played as a striker. He played club football in Argentina and Italy. At international level, he represented Argentina in the 1930 World Cup and Italy in the 1934 World Cup, reaching the finals of both tournaments and winning the latter edition of the competition.

Club career

Demaría was born in Buenos Aires. After starting his career in Argentina, he played 295 games for Internazionale of Italy between 1931 and 1943, scoring 86 goals for the club, also serving as the team's captain between 1940 and 1943.

Demaría also played for Gimnasia de La Plata, Estudiantil Porteño and Club Atlético Independiente in Argentina and Novara, Legnano and Cosenza in Italy.

International career

Demaría represented the Argentina national team on three occasions between 1930 and 1931, and took part in the 1930 World Cup, winning a runners-up medal. He was later also a member of the Italy squad that won the 1934 World Cup on home soil as well as the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup; in total, he made thirteen appearances for Italy between 1932 and 1940, scoring three goals.

Personal life

His younger brother Félix Demaría also played football professionally, including a season for Ambrosiana-Inter. To distinguish them, Attilio was referred to as Demaría I and Félix as Demaría II. Attilio Demaría died in Haedo, Buenos Aires on 11 November 1990.

Honours

Ambrosiana-Inter

• Serie A: 1939–40
• Coppa Italia: 1938–39

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 1930

Italy

• World Cup: 1934
• Central European International Cup: 1933–35

External links

• Profile on the Inter website (in Italian)
• RSSSF