Norberto Menéndez (14 December 1936 – 26 May 1994) was an Argentine footballer striker. He was born in 1936 in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He played for the Argentine national team at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, where he scored once against Northern Ireland, adding to the 3–1 only Argentine victory in that tournament. Menéndez won six Primera Division Argentina titles during his career. He has the distinction of being the only footballer who, having played for the two giants of the Argentine league (Boca Juniors and River Plate), won three league championships with each of them. He was also the first player of Argentina's National Team to have scored a goal at the qualification standings of a World Cup, on 13 October 1957 against Chile.
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Norberto Menéndez 14 December 1936 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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26 May 1994 (aged 57) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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