Manuel Seoane

He started playing at Club Progresista with 15 years old. After scoring two goals in a practice match, he joined Independiente, where he made his official debut on 6 March 1921 in a game against San Lorenzo. Seoane totalized two titles won with the institution that played at the Asociación Amateur de Football league. Independiente won its first championship in 1922, with a great impact on the media which nicknamed the team "Los Diablos Rojos" ("The Red Devils"). The Devils has remained since as a trademark for Independiente players and supporters. That team was formed by notable players as Raimundo Orsi, Zoilo Canavery, Alberto Lalín, Luis Ravaschino and Seoane himself. Seoane went on to score 241 goals for the club in 264 appearances. He finished as the Primera División top scorer on three occasions (1922, 1926 and 1929) during his career. He also won several titles with Independiente, including the Argentine championships of 1922 and 1926. In 1923 he was sent off after an incident with a referee, this led to his suspension from the "Asociación Argentina de Football" league and his move to join El Porvenir, which played in the rival league "Asociación Amateurs de Football". During his time with El Porvenir he made his debut for the Argentina national team, where he formed the forward line with Cesáreo Onzari. Seoane scored 3 goals in his debut with the national side, where he played a total of 19 matches scoring 14 goals between 1921 and 1929. In 1925 Seoane joined Boca…

Seoane went on to have a successful career as a football manager, he was manager of Argentina between 1934 and 1937.

During his last years, Seoane was in charge of the Independiente's campground located in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, after retiring from the textile industry where he had worked. Seoane died in Quilmes on 21 August 1975, aged 73.

Club

Independiente

Primera División: 1922 AAmF, 1926 AAmF

International

Argentina

Copa América: 1925, 1927, 1929