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{{short description|Argentine footballer (1907–1965)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roberto Cherro
| image = Roberto cherro elgrafico 1933.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Cherro in 1933
| fullname = Roberto Eugenio Cerro
| height = 
| birth_date = {{birth date|1907|2|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Barracas, Buenos Aires|Barracas]], [[Argentina]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1965|10|11|1907|2|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Quilmes]], [[Argentina]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Sportivo Barracas]]
| years1 = 1924
| years2 = 1925
| years3 = 1926–1938
| clubs1 = [[Sportivo Barracas]]
| clubs2 = [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]
| clubs3 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| caps1 =21 
| caps2 = 26
| caps3 = 305
| goals1 = 15
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 221
| nationalyears1 = 1926–1937
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1929 South American Championship|1929 Argentina]]|[[1929 South American Championship squads#Argentina|Team]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1937 South American Championship|1937 Argentina]]|[[1937 South American Championship squads#Argentina|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Runnerup|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930 Uruguay]]|[[1930 FIFA World Cup squads#Argentina|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]] | [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
}}
'''Roberto Eugenio Cerro''', named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|football]] [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He was born in [[Barracas, Buenos Aires|Barracas]] in the city of [[Buenos Aires]] in [[Argentina]]. He played the majority of his career with [[Boca Juniors]], he scored 221 goals in 305 games for the club (in all official competitions), making him Boca Juniors' highest scoring player until his record was surpassed by [[Martín Palermo]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=10&AnioInicial=1905&AnioFinal=2009&OpTipoTorneos=6 Historia de Boca Profile] {{in lang|es}}</ref> He also ranks 5th. among the [[List of Argentine Primera División top scorers|all-time Primera División top scorers]], with 236 goals in 345 league matches.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argtops-allt.html Argentina - All-Time Topscorers in League] by Pablo Ciullini and Tomás Rodríguez Couto on the RSSSF</ref>

Cherro won five league titles with Boca Juniors, being also the club's [[Boca Juniors topscorers|top scorer]] on five occasions ([[1926 Argentine Primera División|1926]], [[1928 Argentine Primera División|1928]], and [[1930 Argentine Primera División|1930]] with 20, 32 and 37 goals respectively). He was also part of the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]] that won the silver medal at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23918 |title=Roberto Cherro |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> Later, he was a radio sports commentator, together with the renowned Fioravanti, in the 60s.

==International career==

Cherro won the [[Copa América]] in 1929 with the [[Argentina national football team]].

On 5 February 1933, Cherro famously scored all four goals in a 4–1 win over arch enemies [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]].

== Titles ==
;Boca Juniors
* [[Argentine Primera División]]: (5) [[1926 Argentine Primera División|1926]], [[1930 Argentine Primera División|1930]], [[1931 Argentine Primera División|1931]], [[1934 Argentine Primera División|1934]], [[1935 Argentine Primera División|1935]]
* [[Copa Estímulo]] (1): [[1926 Copa Estímulo Final|1926]]

;Argentina
* [[Copa América]]: [[1929 South American Championship|1929]], [[1937 South American Championship|1937]]
* [[Football at the Summer Olympics#Results|Summer Olympics]] Silver Medal: [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: Runner-up [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/biografia_roberto_cherro.htm Boca Juniors profile] {{in lang|es}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020024804/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=1166 |date=20 October 2007 |title=Futbol Factory profile }} {{in lang|es}}

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