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Brazilian footballer

Víctor Etchegaray
Personal information
Full name Víctor François Etchegaray
Date of birth (1878-04-07)7 April 1878
Place of birth Argentina
Date of death 13 July 1915(1915-07-13) (aged 37)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1912 Fluminense 85 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Víctor François Etchegaray (7 April 1878 – 13 July 1915), was an Argentine footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Coming from Argentina with his brother Emile, Víctor Etchegaray was one of the founders of Fluminense FC, in 1902. He participated in winning the first four titles of the Campeonato Carioca.

Regarded as an elegant and distinguished defender, he was captain of the club and frequently asked to referee matches for other clubs in the league, a practice that was common practice at the time. He was also an athlete, being the first champion of the sport for Fluminense, winning the 100 yard race at an event celebrating the coronation of George V.

Honours

Fluminense

Death

Etchegaray died on 13 July 1915, at age of 37, victim of tuberculosis.

References

  1. ^ "Todos os argentinos do Fluminense, fundado por um deles". Futebol Portenho (in Portuguese). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. "Em 1909, Flu se tornou o primeiro tetracampeão carioca". Fluminense FC (in Portuguese). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. "Matches Internacionaes, Inglezes versus Argentinos". Biblioteca Nacional (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Jornal O Paiz. 14 September 1912. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. "Quem é Etchegaray, com quem Cano empatou na lista de maiores artilheiros estrangeiros do Fluminense?". OneFootball (in Portuguese). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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