Pepe Soares

José Manuel Soares, known as Pepe was an inside forward who played 14 times for Portugal (including 2 as a substitute), scoring 7 goals. He made 3 appearances at the 1928 Olympics.
Pepe's debut for his club Belenenses (against Benfica on 28th February,1926)  was the stuff of legend. Pepe came on in the 75th minute with Benfica leading 4-1. In the next 13 minutes, Belenenses scored three goals. When Belenenses were awarded a 90th minute penalty Pepe was ordered to take it as there were no volunteers. He scored to make it 5-4. 
Pepe made his international debut at the age of 19 (16.03.27).
He died of food poisoning at the age of 23.

Goal by Scarone

The 1928 Olympic Final replay.
Roberto Figueroa gets past Segundo Medici and sends in a cross; René Borjas beats Paternoster and heads the ball into the path of the oncoming Hector Scarone. 'Yours, Hector!' 
2-1 Uruguay, 73rd minute.
The illustration is not contemporary as the artist has drawn a D (penalty arc). 
I have seen evidence of the D being used on the continent before 1937 (I will cover this in a later post- someday!)
At 3:54 in the film it does look like there is a D!



Looks like it was an action packed game.

Augusto Rangone

When we think of Italian managers in the pre war era the name of Vittorio Pozzo will, of course, forever dominate, leading the Azzuri on 95 occasions including 2 World Cup wins.
In the majority of other matches in this era the team was run by a group of coaches referred to as the Technical Committee. They were also overseen by Augusto Rangone for 24 matches, of which they won 12.
The Alessandria manager first contributed to the national scene in 1922 -24 as part of the Technical Committee (along with Umberto Meazza and Augusto Galletti, with Silva and Agostini also contributing for the game on 20.01.24).

03.12.22	Italy	2	2	Switzerland
01.01.23	Italy	3	1	Germany
04.03.23	Italy	0	0	Hungary
15.04.23	Austria	0	0	Italy
27.05.23	Czechoslovakia	5	1	Italy
20.01.24	Italy	0	4	Austria

This lack of success prompted the appointment of Pozzo as national coach, a position he held for 5 games, including the 1924 Olympic tournament.
In November 1924 the Technical Committee approach was given another try. This time Rangone, Milano and  Baccani formed the triumvirate.

16.11.24	Italy	2	2	Sweden
23.11.24	Germany	0	1	Italy
19.01.25	Italy	1	2	Hungary
22.03.25	Italy	7	0	France
14.06.25	Spain	1	0	Italy
18.06.25	Portugal	1	0	Italy

In November 1925 Rangone alone was entrusted with the running of the national side. Rangone contributed to the nations first 2 international honours- he oversaw the  first 50% of Italy's victorious Coupe Internationale européenne campaign of 1927-30 and led them to a Bronze medal at the 1928 Olympics.

04.11.25	Italy	2	1	Yugoslavia
08.11.25	Hungary	1	1	Italy
17.01.26	Italy	3	1	Czechoslovakia
21.03.26	Italy	3	0	Irish Free State
18.04.26	Switzerland	1	1	Italy
09.05.26	Italy	3	2	Switzerland
18.07.26	Sweden	5	3	Italy
28.10.26	Czechoslovakia	3	1	Italy
30.01.27	Switzerland	1	5	Italy
20.02.27	Italy	2	2	Czechoslovakia
17.04.27	Italy	3	1	Portugal
24.04.27	France	3	3	Italy
29.05.27	Italy	2	0	Spain
23.10.27	Czechoslovakia	2	2	Italy*
06.11.27	Italy	0	1	Austria*
01.01.28	Italy	3	2	Switzerland*
25.03.28	Italy	4	3	Hungary*
15.04.28	Portugal	4	1	Italy
22.04.28	Spain	1	1	Italy
29.05.28	France	3	4	Italy **
01.06.28	Italy	1	1	Spain **
04.06.28	Italy	7	1	Spain **
07.06.28	Italy	2	3	Uruguay **
09.06.28	Italy	11	3	Egypt **

*Coupe Internationale européenne
** Olympic Games 

As part of Technical Committee:

P	W	D	L	F	A
12	3	4	5	17	18

As sole coach/manager:

P	W	D	L	F	A
24	12	7	5	68	44

South America v Europe

From 1924-1936 there were 27 meetings between South American and European international teams.

1924
Paris Olympics.
26.05.24	Yugoslavia	0	7	Uruguay
01.06.24	France	1	5	Uruguay
06.06.24	Netherlands	1	2	Uruguay
09.06.24	Switzerland	0	3	Uruguay
1928
Uruguay had been the only South American team at the 1924 Olympics, qualifying via the South American championships. In 1928 they were joined by Argentina (who they beat in the final) and Chile. Argentina played a friendly on their way to the tournament:
01.04.28	Portugal	0	0	Argentina
Amsterdam Olympics
27.05.28	Portugal	4	2	Chile
30.05.28	Uruguay	2	0	Netherlands
02.06.28	Belgium	3	6	Argentina
03.06.28	Uruguay	4	1	Germany
07.06.28	Uruguay	3	2	Italy
08.06.28	Netherlands	2	2	Chile
1930
Uruguay 1930 World Cup
14.07.30	Romania	3	1	Peru
14.07.30	Brazil	1	2	Yugoslavia
15.07.30	Argentina	1	0	France
17.07.30	Bolivia	0	4	Yugoslavia
19.07.30	Chile	1	0	France
20.07.30	Paraguay	1	0	Belgium
21.07.30	Uruguay	4	0	Romania
27.07.30	Uruguay	6	1	Yugoslavia
Post World Cup friendlies
01.08.30	Brazil	3	2	France
03.08.30	Argentina	3	1	Yugoslavia
10.08.30	Brazil	4	1	Yugoslavia
1934
Italy 1934 World Cup
27.05.34	Brazil	1	3	Spain
27.05.34	Sweden	3	2	Argentina
Post World Cup friendly
03.06.34	Yugoslavia	8	4	Brazil
1936
Germany 1936 Olympics
06.08.36	Finland	3	7	Peru
09.08.36	Peru	4	2	Austria

Uruguay v Switzerland 1924

Yugoslavia v Brazil 1930

	W	D	G
South America	18	2	79
Europe	7		47

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Uruguay	9	9			36	6
Paraguay	1	1			1	0
Argentina	5	3	1	1	12	7
Brazil	5	2		3	13	16
Peru	3	2		1	12	8
Chile	3	1	1	1	5	6
Bolivia	1			1	0	4

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Spain	1	1			3	1
Sweden	1	1			3	2
Yugoslavia	7	3		4	17	25
Portugal	2	1	1		4	2
Romania	2	1		1	3	5
Netherlands	3		1	2	3	6
Italy	1			1	2	3
Switzerland	1			1	0	3
Austria	1			1	2	4
Germany	1			1	1	4
Finland	1			1	3	7
Belgium	2			2	3	7
France	4			4	3	10