How tall is Héctor Scarone?

Héctor Scarone's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 90% of men in Uruguay.

Where 173 cm sits among men in Uruguay

Taller than about 90% of men in Uruguay born in 1898 (average 164.1 cm).

Scarone next to his teammates

Pedro Petrone is 5 cm taller than Héctor Scarone (178 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 1923 to 1930.

José Leandro Andrade is 7 cm taller than Héctor Scarone (180 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 1923 to 1930.

José Nasazzi is 9 cm taller than Héctor Scarone (182 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 1923 to 1930.

About Héctor Scarone

Héctor Pedro Scarone Berreta was a Uruguayan footballer who played as an inside forward. He was born on 26 November 1898 in Montevideo and died on 4 April 1967. He was known as El Mago, meaning the Magician, because of his skill with the ball. Nacional rejected him at the age of 15, but he returned a year later and was sent to the reserve team before being promoted to the senior squad after only five matches there.

Scarone spent most of his career with Nacional, winning 21 official titles and scoring 301 goals in 369 appearances. He also played for Barcelona in Spain and for Inter Milan and Palermo in Italy. He won the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments and the first World Cup in 1930.

Scarone stood at a listed 173 cm (5'8"). Pedro Petrone, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), was his teammate in the Uruguay men's national football team from 1923 to 1930 and is 5 cm taller. José Leandro Andrade, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), and José Nasazzi, listed at 182 cm (6'0"), played alongside him for Uruguay over the same years and are 7 cm and 9 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Héctor Scarone in feet and inches? Héctor Scarone was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Héctor Scarone compared to Pedro Petrone? Pedro Petrone is 5 cm taller than Héctor Scarone: 178 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Héctor Scarone compared to José Leandro Andrade? José Leandro Andrade is 7 cm taller than Héctor Scarone: 180 cm (5'11") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Héctor Scarone compared to José Nasazzi? José Nasazzi is 9 cm taller than Héctor Scarone: 182 cm (6'0") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Héctor Scarone tall for men in Uruguay? At 173 cm he was taller than about 90% of men in Uruguay born in 1898, whose average height is 164.1 cm.

Sources

• Héctor Scarone on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Héctor Scarone on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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