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Agustín Cejas

Cejas in 1970.
Personal information
Full name	Agustín Mario Cejas
Date of birth	(1945-03-22) 22 March 1945 (age 68)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1959-1962	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1962-1969	Racing Club	313 (total)	(0)
1970-1975	Santos	?	(?)
1975	Huracán	50	(0)
1975-1976	Grêmio	?	(?)
1977-1980	Racing Club	(see above)
1981	River Plate	9	(0)
National team
1964	Argentina	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Agustín Mario Cejas (born 22 March 1945 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Brazil and has the all-time record number of appearances for Racing Club de Avellaneda.

Cejas joined the Racing Club youth team in 1959 at the age of 13. He made his first team debut in 1962 at the age of 17. In 1966, he helped Racing Club to win the Argentine Primera. The following year Racing won the Copa Libertadores 1967 to become Libertadores champions of South America for the only time in the clubs history. They followed this up by beating Celtic F.C. in the Copa Intercontinental to become the first Argentine club champions of the world.

In 1970, Cejas joined Santos in Brazil where he played in the same team as Pelé. In 1973, Cejas helped Santos to win the Campeonato Paulista and received the prestigious Bola de Ouro as the best player in Brazil.

Cejas returned to Argentina in 1975 for a brief spell with Club Atlético Huracán before going back to Brazil to join Grêmio.

In 1977, Cejas returned to Racing Club where he played until 1980. By the end of his second period with the club he had set a club record of 313 appearances. He then had a short spell with River Plate where he was part of the squad that won the Nacional in 1981.

Cejas played for Argentina at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Titles[edit]

Season	Team	Title
1966	Racing Club	Primera División Argentina
1967	Racing Club	Copa Libertadores
1967	Racing Club	Copa Intercontinental
1973	Santos	Campeonato Paulista
Nacional	River Plate	Primera División Argentina

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External links[edit]

Biography portal

• (Spanish) Fútbol Factory profile (Archived)
• (Spanish) Interview with Olé

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