José Salomón, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Salomón

Argentine footballer

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1916

Place of Birth: La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1990

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

José Salomón (9 July 1916 in La Plata – 22 January 1990) was an Argentine football defender who played club football for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Racing Club de Avellaneda and captained the Argentina national football team.Salomón started his career in 1934 with Talleres before moving to Avellaneda to play for Racing Club between 1939 and 1945. Salomón played a total of 44 games for Argentina including 21 in the Copa América a national record he shares with Oscar Ruggeri.
Salomón was part of two Copa América winning teams but his career was ended in the 1946 edition of the competition by a Jair Rosa Pinto tackle which broke his tibia and fibula sparking a riot and pitch invasion and fueling the Argentina and Brazil football rivalry.