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Ermindo Onega
Ermindo Ángel Onega (30 April 1940 – 21 December 1979) was an Argentine footballer, attacking midfielder and forward from River Plate. He played for River Plate from 1957 to 1968, scoring 98 goals in 222 matches. In 1972, he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, scoring 6 goals in 30 matches.
| Onega in 1961 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ermindo Ángel Onega | ||
| Date of birth | April 30, 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Parejas, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | December 21, 1979 (aged 39) | ||
| Position(s) | Offensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1968 | River Plate | 222 | (98) |
| 1969–1971 | Peñarol | 74 | (22) |
| 1972 | Vélez Sársfield | 30 | (6) |
| 1975–1977 | Deportes La Serena | 71 | (17) |
| Total | 397 | (143) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1967 | Argentina | 30 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Onega also had spells with Peñarol in Uruguay and La Serena in Chile. He was the older brother of Daniel Onega, also a River Plate footballer.
Onega died in a road accident in 1979 on his way to the city of Rosario. He was only 39 years old.
Honours edit
- River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 1957; runner-up: 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968 Nacional
- Copa Libertadores Runner-up: 1966
- Peñarol
- Intercontinental Champions' Supercup: 1969
- Uruguayan Primera División Runner-up: 1969, 1970, 1971
- Copa Libertadores Runner-up: 1970
- Argentina
External links edit
- Media related to Ermindo Onega at Wikimedia Commons
- Ermindo Onega at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)