Career
Seoane is considerered one of the best all-time players not only for but in Argentine football. He gained recognition from the media and fans for being a strategist and a team player, as well as highly technical with the ball. He later went on to become the manager of the national team between 1935 and 1937.
He started playing at Club Progresista with 15 years old.
After scoring two goals in a practise match, he joined, where he made his official debut on March 6, 1921 in a game against San Lorenzo. The Devils has remained since as a trademark for players and supporters.
That team was formed by notable players as Raimundo Orsi, Canaveri, Lalín, Ravaschino and Seoane himself. Seoane went on to score 241 goals for the club in 264 appearances.
In 1923 he was sent off after an incident with a referee, this led to his suspension from the "Asociación de Football" league and his move to join El Porvenir, which played in the rival league "Asociación Amateur de Football".
During his time with El Porvenir he made his debut for the national team, where he formed the forwards line with Cesáreo Onzari. In 1925 Seoane joined Boca Juniors on its successful tour on Europe hitting 16 of the 40 goals converted by the team Once the punishment ended, he returned to in 1926, winning the title with the club that same year apart from being the topscorer with 76 goals.
He continued playing for until his retirement in 1933 due to his overweight problems.
On August 22, 1934, the club organised a match in his honour and made a collection to buy him a house. Seoane played for between 1924 and 1929, he appeared in 4 Copa Américas (1924, 1925, 1927 & 1929.
He was part of the winning team in 1925 1927 and 1929 and he was also the top scorer in 1925 with 6 goals. Seoane went on to have a successful career as a football manager, he was manager of between 1934 and 1937.
During his last years, Seoane was in charge of the "s campground located in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, after retiring from the textile industry where he had worked.
Manuel Seoane died in Quilmes on August 21, 1975. He was 73. Club National team