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10 unusual facts about Club Atletico River Plate


Alan Woodward

He finally left United at the start of season 1978-79, his final goal being a penalty against River Plate of Argentina, in order to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks, where he was nicknamed "the Boomer" for his strong, high arching and accurate passes and shots on goal, in the North American Soccer League.

Alfredo Bravo

As a fan of River Plate, que was a member of the Representative's Assembly for the Agrupación Tradicional, between 1993 and 1997.

Ángel Allegri

In the 1953 championship, he was an integral part of the team that finished runner-up, behind River Plate.

Argentina at the Rugby World Cup

During their World Cup run, the normally football-crazed Argentines embraced the Pumas so much that El Superclásico, the Buenos Aires football derby between Boca Juniors and River Plate that is normally the biggest event in Argentine sport, was rescheduled so that it would not conflict with the Pumas' quarter-final match.

Belgrano Athletic Club

Belgrano AC would achieve a historic victory over River Plate, defeating the Millonario 10–1 in 1912.

Jaime Alas

Shortly after, he moved to Argentina to play in the reserves of River Plate.

Live at River Plate

The DVD includes footage from three concerts performed in December 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina at Club Atlético River Plate.

Quilmes de Mar del Plata

Furthermore, the most important donation was given by the legal representatives of beer company Quilmes in Mar del Plata, José Deyaccobi, who donated the club a set of uniform jerseys, which were equal to River Plate away kit.

Russell Teibert

He appeared in friendly games with the Residency team during tours of Japan, Germany and Spain, and played in the prestigious Dallas Cup against youth academies from Argentina's Club Atlético River Plate and Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt and Brazil's São Paulo FC.

Stealing Summers

Dreaming of freedom and never having to return home, the three plot to steal the cash during the weekend of the Superclásico, the epic football derby between bitter rivals Boca and River.


Chacabuco, Buenos Aires

Probably the most famous resident of Chacabuco was Daniel Passarella who featured in both of Argentina's FIFA World Cup wins in 1978 and 1986 and went on to manage the national team as well as Uruguay and River Plate.

Ernesto Mastrángelo

Ernesto Enrique Mastrángelo (born July 5, 1948 in Rufino) is a former Argentine football striker who played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors in Argentina.

Fernando Cavenaghi

Cavenaghi made his debut for River Plate in the 2000/2001 season in which he scored one goal in 5 appearances.

Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn

On May 19, 2012 he achieved his greatest professional achievement football, tying 2-2 at River Plate Stadium against a River Plate with figures such as David Trezeguet, Fernando Cavenaghi and Alejandro Dominguez.

Javier Saviola

Nicknamed El Conejo (The Rabbit), Buenos Aires-born Saviola made his debut for Club Atlético River Plate at the age of 16, and went on to be a prolific goalscorer for the club.

SD Compostela

The inaugural match took place on 24 June 1993, when a four-way tournament was staged, featuring Deportivo de La Coruña, CD Tenerife, Club Atlético River Plate and São Paulo FC.

Tony Gómez

He played for teams in Uruguay (Club Nacional de Football, Club Atletico River Plate, Montevideo Wanderers, Plaza Colonia), Argentinia (San Lorenzo de Almagro, Club Atlético Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata), Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador and finally Matsunichi in China.