Peregrino Anselmo

Juan Anselmo
Personal information
Full name	Juan Peregrino Anselmo
Date of birth	30 April 1902
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	27 October 1975 (aged 73)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1922–1935	Peñarol
Total
National team
1927–1935	Uruguay
Teams managed
1962	Peñarol
Honours
Men's football
Representing Uruguay
Olympic Games
FIFA World Cup
South American Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Juan Peregrino Anselmo (30 April 1902 – 27 October 1975) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker for Uruguay national team. He was a member of national team which won 1930 FIFA World Cup. He scored three goals in the tournament, including two in the semi-finals.^[1] He was the first false 9 in a World Cup. He was part of squad which won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but did not play in any games.^[2] He was a player^[3] and later coach of C.A. Peñarol. As coach, succeeding mid-1962 the Hungarian Béla Guttmann in office, he led the club to the Uruguayan championship of the same year. In the later part of 1963 the Uruguayan goalkeeper Roque Maspoli succeeded him.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anselmo goal.

List of international goals scored by Peregrino Anselmo
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Romania	3–0	4–0	1930 FIFA World Cup
2.	27 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Yugoslavia	2–1	6–1	1930 FIFA World Cup
3.	27 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Yugoslavia	3–1	6–1	1930 FIFA World Cup