Antonio Ciraolo

Antonio Ciraolo
Personal information
Full name Antonio Ciraolo Martorana[1]
Date of birth (1918-01-07)7 January 1918
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Position Forward
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1939 Rosario Central 3 (0)
1937 → Quilmes (loan) 17 (5)
1939 Rampla Juniors
1940 Independiente
1941 Atlanta 8 (2)
1942 Quilmes 11 (3)
1943–1949 Universidad Católica
1950–1953 Palestino
Managerial career
1953 Palestino
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Ciraolo Martorana (7 January 1918 – unknown) was an Argentine naturalized Chilean football forward and manager.

Career

Born in Rosario, Argentina,[1] Ciraolo started his career with local club, Rosario Central,[2] and made his official debut with them in the 2–1 home victory against Newell's Old Boys on 12 June 1938. Previously, he had been loaned out to Quilmes in the 1937 Argentine Primera División.[3] The next years, he played for Uruguayan club Rampla Juniors (1939) and Independiente (1940),[4] Atlanta (1941)[5] and Quilmes (1942) in his homeland.[6]

In 1943, Ciraolo moved to Chile[7] and Universidad Católica[1][8] and helped them to win their first Chilean Primera División title in 1949.[9]

A historical player for Palestino, Ciraolo spent three seasons with them, winning the 1952 Segunda División, ended in January 1953.[10]

Post-retirement

Ciraolo served as the Palestino's head coach in the 1953 Primera División.[1] The next years, he continued as a leader for them.[11]

Personal life

Ciraolo naturalized Chilean by residence in 1950.[1]

Antonio was the grandfather of Chilean illustrator and painter Fab Ciraolo.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Catedrático del Fútbol". Mundo Árabe (in Spanish). 269. Santiago, Chile: 4. 4 September 1953. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rosario Central y Peñarol: mismo origen y glorioso destino". Rosario Central (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2026. -17/2/1937 (amistoso): Peñarol 1 (Lago) Rosario Central 1 (Antonio Ciraolo). Estadio: Centenario, Montevideo.
  3. ↑ Colussi, Luis Alberto; Guris, Carlos Alberto; Kurhy, Víctor Hugo (November 2019). "Asociación del Fútbol Argentino - 1ª División – 1937". Fútbol Argentino: Crónicas y Estadísticas (PDF) (in Spanish). Argentina: AFA. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Molina Rackovic, Gonzalo (13 August 2021). "Los que jugaron en Central y el Rojo". LocoXelRojo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Colussi, Luis Alberto; Guris, Carlos Alberto; Kurhy, Víctor Hugo (November 2019). "Asociación del Fútbol Argentino - 1ª División – 1941". Fútbol Argentino: Crónicas y Estadísticas (PDF) (in Spanish). Argentina: AFA. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Futbolistas de Rosario Central: Antonio Ciraolo". Futbolistas de Rosario Central (in Spanish). 26 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "El Hombre de Mimbre - Entrevista al Gran Arsenio Erico". Nostalgia Roja (in Spanish). November 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2026. Lo mismo ocurrió con Antonio Ciraolo, que, tal vez cansado de esperar su oportunidad, aceptó un contrato para irse a jugar a Chile.
  8. ↑ Jara, Pedro (11 August 2020). "Las universidades de visita en Punta Arenas". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Villalón, Andrés (23 November 2022). "Andrés Prieto, una leyenda del fútbol chileno – Parte 1: El jugador". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2026. En el plantel campeón se componía de: Sergio "Sapito" Livingstone,... Antonio Ciraolo,...
  10. ↑ "Los 70 años de la creación del ascenso profesional chileno (parte I)". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "¡Palestino, Campeón 1955!". Mundo Árabe (in Spanish). 364. Santiago, Chile: 53. 31 January 1956. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Catalán, Matías (29 November 2021). "Ilustrador nacional que hizo Mural de Premios Musa dedicado a Los Jaivas: «Tuvimos que hacerlo en tres días»". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2026. Básicamente era una familia de futbolistas. Mi abuelo era el jugador Antonio Ciraolo
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