Name: Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino
Nickname: "Mamucho", "Zampa di Velluto"
Country:
Argentina
Clubs: Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro (1941-1948), Juventus F.C. (1949-1950)
Position: *
SS,
AMF,
CFSide: RF/BS
Age: 24-29 years (06/10/1921)
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Attack:
92Defence:
37Balance:
81Stamina:
78Top Speed:
80Acceleration:
83Response:
82Agility:
86Dribble Accuracy:
94Dribble Speed:
82Short Pass Accuracy:
90Short Pass Speed:
77Long Pass Accuracy:
85Long Pass Speed:
75Shot Accuracy:
87Shot Power:
87Shot Technique:
86Free Kick Accuracy:
70Curling:
78Header:
78Jump:
75Technique:
92Aggression:
85Mentality:
73Keeper Skills:
50Team Work:
78Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
6Weak Foot Frequency:
6Consistency:
5Growth Type:
Early PeakCARDS:P05 Trickster
P07 Mazing Run
S02 Passer
S03 Outside Curve
S05 1-touch Play
S14 Quick Turn
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Tactical Dribble - Passing - Playmaking - 1 touch Pass - Outside
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino was a scorer of extraordinary quality, generally slapping it with the outside of his right foot, agile, highly intelligent, skillful and cold when resolving in the opposing area. Renowned for his dribbling skills and the elegance of his game. Mamucho had lethal combination of skills: Almost perfect dribbling and technique, laser precise passes, strong shot from all positions and angles. Fantastic playmaker and great scorer as well with his smooth touches and strong shooting. Martino was signed by San Lorenzo de Almagro in 1941 at the age of 19 from Belgrano de Rosario. He made his debut in 1941 against Newell's Old Boys and in 1942 he became the top scorer in the Argentine Primera netting 25 goals in 30 games. In 1946 the team won the Primera División championship. In 1949 Martino moved to Italy joining Juventus and helping them to record their first championship since the 1930s. During his time in Italy he made one appearance for the Italy national team. Martino then moved to Uruguay to play for Nacional helping them to win the Uruguayan Championship. In 1951 Martino returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors but he was sold back to Nacional in 1952 for 300,000 pesos. He played there until 1953, helping the team to win another Uruguayan league title and several other minor titles. In 1953 he joined C.A. Cerro who were his last club. Martino played for Argentina in the 1940s. He was part of the Argentina squads that won the Copa América in 1945 and 1946. During his time in Italy he also made a single appearance for the Italy national team. In 1964 he served as the president of the Argentine ex-footballers mutual society. Martino's love of Argentine Tango led him to establish a Casa Porteño called Caño 14 in the 1960s which featured traditional tango music for 18 years. He died in Buenos Aires in 2000 at the age of 79.
