Background
Perfumo was born in Sarandí and his first approach to football was to play in his neighborhood team, named "Pulqui".
Perfumo was born in Sarandí and his first approach to football was to play in his neighborhood team, named "Pulqui".
Nicknamed El Mariscal, Perfumo is considered as one of the best Argentine defenders ever. At club level, Perfumo played for Racing, River Plate and Brazilian team Cruzeiro. With the national team, he played the 1966 and 1974 World Cups.
In 1960 he debuted at the 5th. division of River Plate.
Perfumo then became player of Racing Club, where he debuted in January 1964 in a friendly match against Flamengo played at Santiago, Chile. Perfumo"s first position at the field was midfielder but he began to play as right back in the Racing reserve team
In all those tournaments Perfumo was praised by media and fans as the most notable player of Racing Club. After retirement, he worked as a football commentator for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and for television Pública show Fútbol para todos.
Perfumo died at 73 from a skull injury after falling from a stairway while dining with fellow journalists at a Buenos Aires restaurant in the neighbourhood of Puerto Madero, on 10 March 2016. as a player = Racing Club = Cruzeiro = River Plate as a manager = Gimnasia y Esgrima Louisiana Plata.