Peregrino Anselmo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peregrino Anselmo

Uruguayan footballer

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1902

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1975

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Juan Peregrino Anselmo (30 April 1902 – 27 October 1975) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker for Uruguay national team.
He was a member of national team which won 1930 FIFA World Cup.
He scored 3 goals in the tournament, including 2 in the semi-finals.
He was the first false 9 in a World Cup.
He was part of squad which won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but didn't played any game.
He was a player and later coach of C.A.
Peñarol.
As coach, succeeding mid-1962 the Hungarian Béla Guttmann in office, he led the club to the Uruguayan championship of the same year.
In the later part of 1963 the Uruguayan goalkeeper Roque Maspoli succeeded him.