José María Minella
He first met football in his native neighborhood, and later moved to Club Independiente in Mar del Plata. Moving to Gimnasia y Esgrima in La Plata, on June 4, 1931 he played there for the first time at a professional level, taking the field against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires. He composed a solid midfield trio with Montañez and Míguez, and was part of the so-called Expreso, the Gimnasia line-up that came close to winning the 1933 championship, also becoming its captain. He was sold to River Plate for 37,500 pesos, a considerable figure for the time. With the new jersey he was immediately the owner, competing in the tournaments of 1936, 1937 and 1941, won by the club by the red band; in the last of these, however, he was scarcely employed, given his advanced age. In 1942 he left Argentina for Uruguay, and played two editions of the local championship, obtaining two consecutive second places. In 1944 he passed to the Chileans of the Green Cross, where he ended his career.