Alberto Penney

Alberto Penney (1888-1945) was an Argentine footballer, who played in Boca Juniors and River Plate.[1]

Alberto Penney
Personal information
Full name Alberto Juan Penney
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death ?
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1905–1910 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1917 River Plate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Alberto Penney was born in Buenos Aires, son of British immigrants. In 1905 he was incorporated with his brother Arturo Patricio Penney, into the team of Boca Juniors, participating in tournaments second division of Argentina.[2] In 1912 Penney was transferred to River Plate, playing the championship of that year, where he had scored 2 goals. In the championship 1913, he scoring 13 goals for River, and participated in the first Superclásico against Boca Juniors.[3]

In 1914 Penney played the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club and the Tie Cup, both titles won by River.[4]

Titles
Season Team Title
1914Club Atlético River PlateCopa de Competencia
1914Club Atlético River PlateTie Cup
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References
  1. La final: El superclásico más decisivo en tiempos de tinieblas, Diego Estévez
  2. Cien años de multitud: El período amateur (1905-1930)-, Horacio Rosatti
  3. Superclásicos - Boca Juniors vs River Plate - Amateur Era, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, archived from the original on 2016-03-04
  4. Cup Tie Competition, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi, archived from the original on 2012-10-17
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