Heriberto Simmons


Heriberto Simmons was an Argentine amateur footballer, who played in Club Atlético River Plate, and the Argentina national team.

Biography

Simmons was born in Buenos Aires, son of a family of English roots. He made its debut in 1913 as midfielder on the River Plate. On August 24, 1913 River played its first classic against Boca Juniors. The match was played in Avellaneda, with a score of 2-1 in favor of River. The formation of River team was :es:Carlos Isola|Carlos Isola; :es:Arturo Chiappe|Arturo Chiappe, Pedro Calneggia; Heriberto Simmons, :es:Cándido García|Cándido García; Atilio Peruzzi; Luis Galeano, Antonio Ameral Pereyra; Alberto Penney, Fernando Roldán and Roberto Graga Patrao.
In 1914, Simmons obtained the :es:Copa de Competencia Jockey Club|Copa de Competencia. That same year he won the Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell, playing against :es:Bristol Football Club|Bristol Football Club, and on January 9, 1921 he obtains its second national championship also playing for River.
In 1916 Heriberto Simmons played for the Selección Argentina winning the titles Copa Newton and the :es:Copa Círculo de la Prensa|Copa Círculo de la Prensa, final vs Uruguay played at the stadium of Avellaneda, with an Argentine triumph 7-2, with goals scored by :es:Marius Hiller|Hiller 3, Hayes 2, Simmons and Cabano.

Titles

SeasonTeamTitle
1914Club Atlético River PlateCopa de Competencia Jockey Club
1914Club Atlético River PlateTie Cup
1916Argentina national football teamCopa Newton
1916Argentina national football teamCopa Círculo de la Prensa
1920Club Atlético River PlateCampeonato de Primera División