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Hector Scarone

Hector Scarone  had 3 spells with Nacional, during which he scored 301 goals in 369 appearances. His Nacional career was punctuated by stints with Barcelona (1926–1927), Ambrosiana Inter (1931–1932) and  Palermo (1932–1934).
Scarone won 8 Primera División titles with Nacional (1916, 1917, 1919,1920, 1922, 1923, 1924 & 1934).
In an international career spanning the years 1917-32, he made 52 appearances for Uruguay, scoring 31 goals, winning 4 Copa Americas (191719231924 & 1926), 2 Olympic Gold Medals (1924 &1928) and The World Cup (1930). He scored in both Olympic Gold Medal matches.
Scarone also represented Uruguay in 18 unofficial matches, scoring a further 11 goals.
Scarone had a number of nicknames- Rasquetita (little scraper- his older brother Carlos was Rasqueta- scraper)- Mago (the magician) and The Gardel of Football (Carlos Gardel was The King of Tango).