Bernabé Ferreyra

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Ferreyra was born in the city of Rufino, Santa Fe Province. Since early age Ferreyra chose football as his main activity, leaving school behind. Besides, he was expelled from school at 11 years old due to he used to escape to play in a field next to it. When his mother realised that Bernabé abandoned school, she sent him to live with his uncle. His debut in football was at 14 years old in Jorge Newbery, a local club from his home town where he scored 24 goals in 22 matches. At the age of 18 he went to Club Atlético Buenos Aires al Pacífico, a club formed by workers of Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway based in Junín. With Bernabé in the team, CABAP won the Liga Juninense championship beating Club Atlético Sarmiento in the final.

His senior career started in 1926 playing for Newell's Old Boys, playing three matches there before returning to his home town. One year later he tried at Talleres de Remedios de Escalada but was not chosen to stay with the team. His next team was Tigre, that was playing in Primera División by then. Ferreyra debuted in Tigre in 1929 in a friendly match v El Porvenir, scoring four goals. He was given on loan to Huracán for a tour to Brazil, where he played eight matches scoring 11 goals. Between 1930 and 1931, Tigre loaned him for free to Vélez Sársfield, to play with the club during their Pan-American tour. (striker Francisco Varallo was also loaned by Gimnasia y Esgrima LP). He scored 38 goals with the team during the tour. During the…

He married Juanita in 1936 and had two children, Bernabé Daniel and Carlos Alberto.