Benito Armingol

Benito Armingol
Personal information
Full name Benito Armingol García[1]
Date of birth (1919-09-07)7 September 1919
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 9 November 1971(1971-11-09) (aged 52)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1936–1939 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1951 Unión Española
1953 Unión Española
Total 239 (90)
International career
1942–1945 Chile 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benito Armingol García (7 September 1919 – 9 November 1971) was a Chilean footballer. He played in eight matches for the Chile national football team from 1942 to 1945.[2] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1942 South American Championship.[3]

Career

Armingol only played for Unión Española during his professional career. He joined the youth ranks in 1936, made his senior debut in 1940 and was a key player in the first league title in 1943. Retired in 1951, he briefly returned to play in 1953. In total, he made 239 appearances and scored 90 goals.[4][5][6][7]

Personal life

Born in Santiago, Chile, his father, Francisco Armingol Bermejo, was a Spanish trader and his mother was Gregoria García Luis. Died on 9 November 1971, he was laid to rest in the Santiago General Cemetery.[4][8]

References

  1. ^ "Benito Armingol".
  2. ^ "Benito Armingol". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "South American Championship 1942". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (11 January 2024). "80 años del primer título de Unión Española en 1943". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. ^ Ticiano (28 June 1952). "Figuras del recuerdo: Benito Armingol" (JPG). Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ^ Reyes, Luis (29 November 2019). "Goleadores históricos de Unión Española". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Unión Española 1953" (in Spanish). Locura Deportiva Inter Provincial. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Benito Armingol García". ancestors.familysearch.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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