Héctor Scarone


Héctor Pedro Scarone Beretta was a Uruguayan footballer who was considered as one of the best players in the world during his time.

Club career

At club level, Scarone spent most of his career with Nacional, with whom he won the Uruguayan championship eight times. He scored a total of 301 goals for the club in 369 appearances.
He also played for Spanish side FC Barcelona, and Inter Milan and Palermo in Italy.

International career

He won the South American Championship four times: in 1917, 1923, 1924, and 1926, and the Olympic gold medal twice: in 1924 and 1928 recognized as FIFA World Cup.
At the age of 19, he scored the goal that gave Uruguay the title at the 1917 South American Championship, in the final against Argentina, his fourth international match.
Scarone finished his international career by leading Uruguay to the 1930 FIFA World Cup, and although his international career ended that same year, the 31 goals in 52 matches he scored for his country stood until as the national record.

International goals

Uruguay's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 1917Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–04–01917 South American Championship
2.14 October 1917Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–01–01917 South American Championship
3.28 July 1918Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–03–11918 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
4.13 May 1919Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2–03–21919 South American Championship
5.18 July 1919Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay1–04–11919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
6.18 July 1919Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay3–04–11919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
7.17 September 1919Estadio Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–02–11919 Copa Lipton
8.17 September 1919Estadio Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires, Argentina2–02–11919 Copa Lipton
9.7 December 1919Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay3–14–21919 Trofeo Circular
10.18 July 1920Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay1–02–01920 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
11.4 November 1923Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay1–02–01923 South American Championship
12.26 May 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France2–07–01924 Summer Olympics
13.29 May 1924Stade Bergeyre, Paris, France2–03–01924 Summer Olympics
14.1 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France1–05–11924 Summer Olympics
15.1 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France2–15–11924 Summer Olympics
16.6 June 1924Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France2–12–11924 Summer Olympics
17.17 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile3–03–11926 South American Championship
18.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile1–06–01926 South American Championship
19.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile2–06–01926 South American Championship
20.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile3–06–01926 South American Championship
21.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile4–06–01926 South American Championship
22.28 October 1926Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile6–06–01926 South American Championship
23.29 August 1927Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–01–01927 Copa Lipton
24.6 November 1927Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru9–09–01927 South American Championship
25.20 November 1927Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru1–02–31927 South American Championship
26.20 November 1927Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru2–22–31927 South American Championship
27.10 December 1927Viña del Mar, Chile3–23–2Friendly
28.30 May 1928Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–02–01928 Summer Olympics
29.7 June 1928Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands3–13–21928 Summer Olympics
30.13 June 1928Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–12–11928 Summer Olympics Gold Medal match replay
31.21 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay2–04–01930 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Club Nacional
Uruguay
After retiring as a player, Scarone became a football coach. He was the second manager of Millonarios since its origins, from 1947 to 1948, while the club was still an amateur team. He was manager of Nacional and Real Madrid in the 1950s. He died in 1967 in Montevideo, aged 68.