Oscar Mas

River Plate's second-highest all-time scorer and a key figure in ending their 18-year title drought.

Oscar Antonio "Pinino" Más (born October 29, 1946) is an Argentine former professional football striker. He played the majority of his career for River Plate where he is the club's second highest goalscorer of all time. Más was a fundamental part of the River team that ended the 18-year title drought, he also played for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Argentina national team.

Quick Facts

Full name: Oscar Antonio Más
Born: 29 October 1946
Birthplace: Villa Ballester, Argentina
Position: Forward

Lore & Background

Más made his debut in the Argentine First Division at the age of 17 in 1964, with River Plate. He won two titles with River Plate, both contested in 1975. He was twice the top scorer in the Argentine Primera and once top scorer in the Copa Libertadores. He scored 199 goals in 382 games for River, being their second-most prolific scorer behind Angel Labruna.

He also played for Real Madrid, América de Cali, Quilmes, Sarmiento, Mariano Moreno, El Porvenir, Defensores de Belgrano, Huracán Las Heras de Mendoza and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada. By the end of his career he had scored 215 goals in 329 games in the Argentine Primera, making him the 7th highest scoring player since the professional era began in 1931. He represented Argentina on 37 occasions between 1965 and 1972 including at the 1966 World Cup, scoring 10 goals.

On June 29, 2009, he was convicted to a six months suspended sentence for fraud after being arrested while voting. A hidden camera revealed him demanding money from parents of children in exchange for training and admission to River Plate's lower divisions.

Reader's Guide

Oscar Más is a retired Argentine striker known for his prolific scoring at River Plate, where he is the club's second all-time top scorer. He won two Argentine league titles with River in 1975, and a Copa del Rey with Real Madrid in 1973-74. He also represented Argentina at the 1966 World Cup.