Adolfo Pedernera foi um atacante e armador argentino, nascido em Avellaneda em 1918, ídolo do River Plate e do Millonarios. Marcou 131 gols pelo River e fez 21 jogos pela Argentina.
Pedernera
Adolfo Pedernera was born in Avellaneda, Argentina, on November 15, 1918, and became known as El Maestro. A forward and playmaker, he was one of the main figures of La Máquina, the renowned River Plate team of the 1940s. At River Plate, where he played from 1935 to 1946, he appeared in 278 matches and scored 131 goals. He later played for Atlanta in 1947 and for Huracán in 1948 and 1949, returning to Huracán in 1954 and 1955. Between 1949 and 1954 he played for Millonarios in Colombia, in 81 matches and 33 goals, and was a key figure of the Ballet Azul, which won the Colombian championship in 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1953. For the Argentine national team, he played 21 matches and scored 7 goals between 1940 and 1946. As a coach, he managed clubs like Boca Juniors and coached the Colombian national team at the 1962 World Cup in Chile. He died in Avellaneda in 1995.