Delio Onnis

Onnis was born in Giuliano di Roma in Italy, but moved to Argentina before he was three and subsequently gained Argentinian citizenship. Beginning his football career as a youth player for Almagro, he made a successful transition to the senior team and subsequently earned a move to Gimnasia La Plata where he played alongside players like Roberto Zywica. He was the star striker for the team that finished third in 1970, which brought him to the attention of scouts from Europe. In 1971, he joined Reims at the same time as his compatriot Zywica, finishing his first season with 22 goals and his second season with 17. In 1974, the newly promoted Monaco signed him and over the next seven seasons he was their top scorer every year, eventually scoring 223 goals, with 157 in the league. In 1976, the club were relegated, but Onnis stayed with them and helped them regain their top flight status for the 1977-78 season that saw them finish as league champions, and the following season win the Coupe de France. In 1980, despite playing in one of the best teams in Division 1, he signed for newly promoted and inexperienced team Tours, where he was again Division 1 leading goalscorer. In 1983 Tours were relegated, and as a result he joined Toulon, where he finished his career in 1986.

Onnis was never called up for Argentina, which had a policy of favouring players who remained in the domestic league. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Onnis and Carlos Bianchi were behind compatriots such as Mario Kempes and Leopoldo Luque in the Argentinian pecking order.

Monaco

Division 1: 1977–78 Coupe de France: 1979–80 Division 2: 1976–77 Individual

French Division 1 top scorer: 1974–75, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84 French Division 2 top scorer: 1976–77 French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1980 Records

Ligue 1 all-time highest goalscorer: 299 goals