Quick Facts
Biography
Bleo Pedro Fournol Calomino[1] (March 13, 1892 – January 12, 1950) was an Argentine football striker. He played nearly all of his career for Boca Juniors, he also played 37 games for the Argentina national football team scoring 5 goals. It is claimed that Calomino invented the bicycle kick.
Career
Calomino made his debut for Boca in 1911 scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory over Independiente. He played for the club until 1924, except a single season with Hispano Argentino in 1914. He played a total of 222 games for Boca scoring 97 goals. He was Boca Juniors' top scoring player in six seasons: 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919. This record has only been surpassed by Martín Palermo, who accomplished the feat eight times.
Calomino represented Argentina in four South American Championships: 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1921. In his final tournament, he captained Argentina to victory.
Titles
Clubs
- Boca Juniors
- Primera División (4): 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924
- Copa Competencia Jockey Club (1): 1919
- Copa Ibarguren (2): 1919, 1923
- Tie Cup (1): 1919
- Copa de Honor Cousenier (1): 1920
International
- Argentina
- Copa América (1): 1921