Enrique Guaita
Enrique Guaita commonly known as "Enrico Guaita" was an Italo-Argentinian World Cup-winning footballer from Lucas Gonzalez, Argentina.
He played most of his footballing career in Argentina with Estudiantes and Racing Club, but also played in Italy with Roma where he was nicknamed Il Corsaro Nero.
Football career
Guaita played for Racing Club de Avellaneda and Estudiantes de La Plata in Argentina. He moved to Italy, where he played two seasons for A.S. Roma from 1933 to 1935. For the Italian national team he played ten matches (five goals) and scored the only goal in the semifinal match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup against Austria, before Italy went on to win the title. He died at only 48 years old.
Guaita was one of twelve Argentine players to represent both Argentina and Italy at national level, before the practice of playing for more than one national team was banned. Along with the likes of Monti, Orsi, Cesarini, Schiavio he represented Italy as one of the oriundi.
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