José Francisco "El Nene" Sanfilippo (born 4 May 1935 in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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) is a former Argentine

Argentina

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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During his club career he played for San Lorenzo

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....

, Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....

 and Banfield

Club Atlético Banfield

Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...

 in Argentina, Nacional

Club Nacional de Football

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 in Uruguay

Uruguay

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 and Bangu

Bangu Atlético Clube

Bangu Atlético Clube, or Bangu as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bangu, Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, founded on April 17, 1904...

 and SC Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia

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 in Brazil

Brazil

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 He also earned 29 caps and scored 21 goals for the Argentina national football team

Argentina national football team

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, and represented the country at two World Cups, in 1958

1958 FIFA World Cup

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 and 1962

1962 FIFA World Cup

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Sanfilippo began his career at San Lorenzo in 1953, he set a remarkable record of being the topscorer in the Argentine league four seasons in a row between 1958 and 1961 for San Lorenzo. This achievement has yet to be surpassed.

Whilst playing for his club San Lorenzo in a friendly match against Coventry City in 1956 at Highfield Road, he was sent off by referee Arthur Ellis in the 1st half with the score at 1-1. He refused to leave the pitch with some of his teammates trying to drag him off and Ellis abandoned the match.

In 1963 he moved to Boca Juniors, he was the topscorer in the Copa Libertadores with seven goals in seven games, but Boca were beaten in the final by Brazil

Brazil

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ian team Santos Futebol Clube

Santos Futebol Clube

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. Sanfilippo played 27 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 14 goals.

Sanfilippo then had spells with Nacional in Uruguay, Banfield back in Argentina, and Brazilian clubs Bangu and SC Bahia.

In 1972 Sanfilippo returned to San Lorenzo and took his place in the back to back championship squad that won the Metropolitano and the Nacional championships. At the end of the year he retired from football. At 1978, he played in the Club Atlético San Miguel, of the 4th. Division.

By the end of his career in Argentine football Sanfillipo had scored 226 goals in 330 games, making him the 5th highest scoring player

Primera División Argentina topscorers

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 in the history of the Argentine Primera.

After retirenment he became famous as an extremely polemic football analyst, having quarrels with many famous players http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZxs4VB9QYw.

Titles and Awards

Season	Club	Title
1958	San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	Primera Division Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...  Topscorer: 28 goals
1959	San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	Primera Division Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...  Topscorer: 31 goals
1960	San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	Primera Division Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...  Topscorer: 34 goals
1960	San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	Topscorer in South America: 34 goals
1961	San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	Primera Division Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...  Topscorer: 26 goals
1963	Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....	Copa Libertadores Topscorer: 7 goals
1972 Metropolitano Metropolitano championship The Metropolitano championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the first half of the year, the Nacional took place in the 2nd half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...	San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	Primera Division Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...  Champions
1969 Taça de Prata Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was a Brazilian national football competition contested between 1967 and 1970, before the creation of Campeonato Brasileiro in 1971...	Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group...	Taça de Prata Topscorer: 46 goals
1972 Nacional Nacional championship The Nacional championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1985. The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year, the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...	San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....	Primera Division Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...  Champions

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