Agustín Cejas

Agustín Mario Cejas (22 March 1945 – 14 August 2015) was a former Argentine football goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Brazil and has the all-time record number of appearances for Racing Club de Avellaneda. He was born in Buenos Aires. Cejas played for Argentina at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Agustín Cejas
Agustin Cejas 1970.jpeg
Cejas in 1970.
Personal information
Full nameAgustín Mario Cejas
Date of birth(1945-03-22)22 March 1945
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Date of deathAugust 14, 2015(2015-08-14) (aged 70)
Place of deathIbidem, Brazil
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1959-1962Racing Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1962-1969Racing Club313 (total)(0)
1970-1975Santos?(?)
1975Huracán50(0)
1975-1976Grêmio?(?)
1977-1980Racing Club(see above)
1981River Plate9(0)
National team
1964Argentina?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2007

Cejas died of Alzheimer's disease on August 14, 2015 in Brazil, aged 70.[2][3]

References

  1. "Agustín Cejas Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  2. "Murió Agustín Cejas, gloria del Racing campeón del mundo", Clarín, 14 Aug 2015
  3. "Falleció Agustín Mario Cejas, una gloria de Racing", Infobae, 14 Aug 2015