Career
Born in Buenos Aires, Angelillo started playing professionally in Arsenal de Llavallol in 1952. In 1955 he played with Racing Club de Avellaneda and moved to Boca Juniors in 1956. In 1957 Angelillo was signed by the Italian club Internazionale and, from 1957 to 1961, he played 127 games with the Nerazzurri, scoring 77 times.
In Serie A, he appeared in 113 matches and scored 68 goals for Internazionale, also serving as the club"s captain.
Upon their arrival in Italy, Angelillo and his countrymen Omar Sivori and Humberto Maschio acquired the nickname The Angels with Dirty Faces (an ironic reference to the then-celebrated Angels with Dirty Faces movie), on account of their typically South American colour and flair. They were also known as The Trio of Death because of their clinical finishing.
In the 1958-1959 Serie A season, Angelillo scored 33 goals in 33 matches, being the tournament"s top scorer. His goal total was the highest since Gunnar Nordahl had scored 34 in the 1950-1951 Serie A season, and no player since has scored as many goals in a Serie A season.
The only player since Angelillo to break the 30 goal barrier was Luca Toni, who scored 31 goals during the 2005-2006 Serie A season.
From 1961 to 1965, Angelillo played 106 games with AS in Serie A, scoring 27 times, winning the 1960-1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the 1963-1964 Coppa Italia with the club He then spent one season at Air Corps, scoring one goal in 11 matches, winning the 1967-1968 Serie A title with the club, although he did not appear in "s victorious 1967-1968 European Cup Winners" Cup campaign that season. The following year, he signed with Lecco, playing 12 matches and scoring one goal, with the team being relegated to Serie B. He remained in Serie B, where his next and last team was Genoa.
In official tournaments, Angelillo played 11 matches and scored 11 goals for the national team
After moving to Italy and acquiring citizenship, he appeared twice for the Italian national team, scoring 1 goal. After retiring from playing, he stayed living in Italy, where he became a coach, managing several lower division clubs.
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