About Herminio Masantonio
Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentine football centre-forward. He played most of his career for Huracán and represented Argentina at international level. Masantonio is one of Huracán's legends, being the all-time top scorer of the club. He is ranked third in the list of Argentine Primera División top scorers with 253 goals in 358 matches. Despite these marks, Masantonio was never the top scorer of an individual season and did not win any official title with Huracán. == Biography == Born in Ensenada in 1910, Masantonio started his career in Villa Albino Sportivo, that was affiliated to La Plata football league, where he debuted in the fourth division in 1926. Three years later, Masantonio moved to Club Platense of the same league, where he began achieving greater scores. Apart from football, Masantonio was a boxing enthusiast and wished to make a career in the sport. However, Lieutenant Tomás Ducó, member of C.A. Huracán (he would be later president of club) had been informed about Masantonio's potential for football so he convinced him to play for the club. Masantonio signed his first contract for Huracán, starting his career at the very dawn of the professional era of Argentine football in 1931.
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