page_title: Roberto Perfumo
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Roberto Perfumo / Biography
caption_attribution_description: English: Johan Cruyff and Roberto Perfumo, captains of Netherlands and Argentina respectively, greeting before the match in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
context_page_description: Roberto Alfredo Perfumo was an Argentine footballer and sports commentator. Nicknamed El Mariscal, Perfumo is considered as one of the best Argentine defenders ever. At club level, Perfumo played for Racing, River Plate and Brazilian team Cruzeiro. With the national team, he played the 1966 and 1974 World Cups.
context_section_description: Perfumo was born in Sarandí and his first approach to football was to play in his neighborhood team, named "Pulqui". In 1960 he debuted at the 5th. division of River Plate. Perfumo then became player of Racing Club, where he debuted in January 1964 in a friendly match against Flamengo played at Santiago, Chile.
  Perfumo's first position at the field was midfielder but he began to play as right back in the Racing reserve team. He debuted in Primera División promoted by Néstor Rossi during a match against Ferro Carril Oeste. Playing with Racing Club Perfumo was regarded as one of the best Argentine defenders, winning the Primera title, the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. In all those tournaments Perfumo was praised by media and fans as the most notable player of Racing Club.
  After retirement, he worked as a football commentator for ESPN and for TV Pública show Fútbol para todos.
  Perfumo died at 73 from a skull injury after falling from a stairway while dining with fellow journalists at a Buenos Aires restaurant in the neighbourhood of Puerto Madero, on 10 March 2016.
caption: Perfumo with Johan Cruyff at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
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