Francisco Varallo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Antonio Varallo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 2010 (aged 100) | ||
| Place of death | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Inside-right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 12 de Octubre | |||
| Estudiantes LP | |||
| Gimnasia LP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1930 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| 1930–1931 | → Vélez Sársfield (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1940 | Boca Juniors | 210 | (181) |
| National team | |||
| 1930–1937 | Argentina | 16 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco Antonio "Pancho" Varallo (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko anˈtonjo ˈpantʃo βaˈɾaʝo]; 5 February 1910 – 30 August 2010) was an Argentine football forward. He played for the Argentine national team from 1930 to 1937. He was a member of Argentina's squad at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. During his career, Varallo won three leagues titles with Boca Juniors, and with 181 goals, is the club's second highest all-time leading goalscorer in the professional era.
Varallo died in his home-town of La Plata on 30 August 2010, at the age of 100, as the last surviving player from the 1930 World Cup.
Varallo was born in La Plata (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina), on 5 February 1910. He made his debut at the age of 14, and early in his career gained the nickname cañoncito (in English: "little cannon") for his shooting ability.
At the age of 18, Varallo had a trial with Estudiantes de La Plata, scoring eleven goals in three games for the club. However, the board of the club where Varallo was a youth team player were supporters of Estudiantes' town rivals Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, and therefore denied him the opportunity to join Estudiantes. Varallo ultimately joined Gimnasia, making his debut for the club's reserve side, before making his debut for the first team in 1929. During his first season with Gimnasia, Varallo won the amateur league championship with the club, defeating Boca Juniors in the final.
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