Carlos Peucelle

Carlos Desiderio Peucelle (13 September 1908 – 1 April 1990) was an Argentine football player who played as an inside forward or as a right winger and who is considered one of finest wingers in the history of Argentinian football. He is also known for being the catalyst for starting "La Máquina" with River Plate who went on to dominate football in South America in the 1940s.

Peucelle played iat first for San Telmo and Sportivo Buenos Aires before joining Argentine giants River Plate for a fee of 10,000 pesos. Peucelle gained the nickname "El Primer Millonario" because of this big money transfer.

Peucelle played for River from 1931 to 1941 (307 matches and scored 143 goals). During this time "Los Millonarios" were champions of Argentina on 4 occasions; 1932, 1936, 1937 and 1941. He is credited as being one of the creators of "La Máquina" (The Machine), the all conquering River Plate team of the 1940s. He even wrote a book entitled "Futbol Todotiempo e Historia de La Máquina" (Football the times and history of "La Máquina").^{[citation needed]}

Peucelle also played for the Argentina national football team he was in the squad of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where he scored three goals, and played in the final match against Uruguay, which Argentina lost 2–4.

Peucelle was part of two Copa América winning squads, in 1929 and 1937.

Peucelle played a total of 59 games for Argentina scoring 12 goals.

After he retired, he became the chief manager of several teams throughout Latin America. These included; Deportivo Cali in Colombia, Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, Sporting Cristal in Peru and Olimpia in Paraguay. Peucelle also managed River Plate and San Lorenzo in Argentina. Peucelle established the first soccer school in Colombia.

Argentina's goal tally first

River Plate

• Primera División (4): 1932, 1936, 1937, 1941
• Copa Competencia (LAF) (1): 1932
• Copa Ibarguren (2): 1937, 1941
• Copa Adrián C. Escobar (1): 1941
• Copa Aldao (3): 1936, 1937, 1941

Argentina

• Copa América (2): 1929, 1937
• FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1930