Boca Juniors & Argentina legend Francisco Varallo dies at age 100

Varallo was born on February 5, 1910 in La Plata and was nicknamed "El Canoncito" (Little Cannon) for his exceptional shooting ability. The forward was the youngest player to compete in the first World Cup when he played for Argentina at the age of 20. The striker was a vital part of the Argentina team that won the South American Championship in 1937.

With Boca Juniors, Varallo won the Argentinian league in 1931, 1934 and 1935, as well as becoming runners-up in 1933. In his nine years at Boca Juniors, the legendary attacker became the club's top scorer of the professional era with 194 goals in 222 matches. His record stood until 2009, when it was broken by Martin Palermo.

In 1994, Varallo was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour handed out by football's ruling body and one that has previously gone to Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Bobby Moore.

Source: goal.com