Eliseo Mouriño 1927 – 1961

Biography

Eliseo Mouriño was born on June 3, 1927, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during a formative period for the nation’s growing passion for football. He devoted his life to the sport, becoming a professional association football player whose career spanned the middle decades of the twentieth century. His talents on the pitch reflected the vibrant football culture of his native city and country during those years.

On April 3, 1961, Eliseo’s life was tragically cut short at the age of thirty-three in Longaví during the Green Cross Tragedy, a devastating event that claimed multiple lives. His death marked the end of a promising career and left a lasting impact on those who knew him and followed Argentine football during that era. Though his time was brief, Eliseo Mouriño remained part of the rich sporting heritage of Buenos Aires and a remembered figure in Argentine football history.