Guillermo STÁBILE | 1929-1930 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

STÁBILE PES STATS | 1929-1930

Brezza Name: Guillermo Stábile Guillermo STÁBILE | 1929-1930 Club: Huracán Number: Position: *CF, Nationality: Argentine Age: 25 Foot: R Side: B Length: 168 Weight: 62 Attack: 92 Defence: 34 Balance: 73 Stamina: 82 Top Speed: 92 Acceleration: 95 Response: 88 Agility: 89 Dribble Accuracy: 84 Dribble Speed: 87 Short Pass Accuracy: 72 Short Pass Speed: 71 Long Pass Accuracy: 67 Long Pass Speed: 70 Shot Accuracy: 90 Shot Power: 84 Shot Technique: 88 Free Kick Accuracy: 67 Curling: 68 Header: 83 Jump: 88 Technique: 86 Aggression: 92 Mentality: 84 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 81 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 4 Consistency: 6 Dribble Reaction Scoring 1-1 Scoring [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RqlyrXZ4KM[/youtube] World football’s first great scoring hero, Argentinian Guillermo Stabile left an indelible mark on FIFA World Cup™ history by finishing as top scorer at the first-ever finals in Uruguay in 1930, having scored a remarkable eight goals in four games. As with every great legend, there are plenty of juicy anecdotes concerning Stabile. Not only did he arrive in Uruguay as a replacement, he had never even donned Argentina’s famous blue and white strip before. Stabile, a modest 1.68m tall, was nicknamed El Filtrador (’The creeper’) on account of his ability to infiltrate powerful opposition defences using his low centre of gravity. Other attributes included his blistering acceleration and dazzling natural pace. It comes as no surprise then that he started his career in athletics and clocked up a personal best of 11 seconds in the 100 metres - quite a feat in those days. First-choice striker Roberto Cherro kept Stabile on the bench in Argentina’s opening match at Uruguay 1930 and watched as his team lost 1-0 to France. But the Huracan marksman could not have had the slightest inkling of the role he would play during the next four games as the spearhead of the Argentinian attack. Argentinian forward Guillermo Stabile gets ready to kick the ball during a match in December 1933. Guillermo Stabile was the leading goal scorer (8) of the first Soccer World Cup, staged in Uruguay (13 July-30 July 1930). Stabile scored his last goal in the final but lost with his team to the host country (4-2). Cherro suffered an anxiety attack before their second game of the tournament and allowed Stabile to step forward for what proved to be a dream debut. On 19 July, Argentina served up a 6-3 drubbing to Mexico and El Filtrador netted the first-ever FIFA World Cup finals hat-trick. On the crest of a wave, Stabile went on to register again as Argentina won their final group game, beating Chile 2-1. He added two more to his tally in the 6-1 win over United States in the semi-final to set up a meeting in the final against the host nation. This match pitted the best two teams of the era against each other in a repeat of the 1928 Olympic final in Amsterdam, which had been won by Uruguay. Despite being caught cold by an early 12th-minute goal from Pablo Dorado, the Argentinians got back into the match ten minutes later when Carlos Peucelle levelled. Stabile then struck to send his side into the break a goal in front. On 57 minutes, however, Pedro Cea restored parity and then Victoriano Santos Iriarte put Uruguay 3-2 ahead 11 minutes later. Stabile had a gilt-edged chance to equalise, only to see his shot ricochet off the crossbar. Hector Castro, the striker whose right hand had been amputated, then made certain of victory for the locals with their fourth goal a minute from time. At least Stabile could console himself with the title of tournament top scorer, achieving an impressive average of two goals per game. Little did he know, however, that he would never again wear the Argentina national shirt. After his exploits in Uruguay, he tried his luck in Italy, joining Genoa. And just to prove that his FIFA World Cup performances had been no flash in the pan, he celebrated his debut in Europe by chalking up a hat-trick against Italian league leaders Bologna. However he suffered from two serious leg breaks during his time in Italy wand was said to never be the same player he once was. Stabile ended his playing career in the Parisian suburbs at Red Star, a club run for many a year by Jules Rimet, the architect of the FIFA World Cup. After hanging up his boots, he stayed in football as manager of his former club Huracan and also Racing Club of Buenos Aires, while at the same time coaching the Argentina national side to repeated successes. Between 1939 and 1960, he won the Copa America six times and managed the Albicelestes for 127 games. Later appointed director of Argentina’s coach training school, Stabile died in late December 1966 at the age of 60. _________________ I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. - George Best Guillermo STABILE | 1929-1930 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)