Domingo Massaro
Chilean footballer and referee (1927–2025)
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Domingo Massaro Conley (28 August 1927 – 6 March 2025) was a Chilean football player and referee who was in Chile's squad for the 1952 Olympic Games.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Domingo Massaro Conley | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 March 2025 (aged 97) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sportiva Italiana | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 194? –1952 | Sportiva Italiana | ||||||||||||||||
| Audax Italiano | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Chile B | ||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Chile Olympic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Born in Iquique, Chile,[2] Massaro played for Sportiva Italiana from his hometown in both the 1940s and the 1950s and a few years for Audax Italiano.[1]
At international level, he represented Chile in both the 1951 Pan American Games, winning the bronze medal,[3][4] and the 1952 Olympic tournament, playing Chile’s only game as they were knocked out in the first round by Egypt.[5]
Refereeing career
Massaro refereed in the Primera División de Chile. He is most famous for refereeing the second leg of the 1968 Copa Libertadores finals.[6]