Delio Onnis

Delio Onnis

Personal information
Full name	Delio Onnis
Date of birth	March 24, 1948 (1948-03-24) (age 63)
Place of birth	Giuliano di Roma, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	forward
Youth career
1963–1967	Club Almagro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1966–1968	Almagro	18	(11)
1968–1971	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	95	(53)
1971–1973	Stade Reims	65	(39)
1973–1980	AS Monaco	232	(157)
1980–1983	Tours FC	110	(64)
1983–1986	SC Toulon	74	(39)
Teams managed
1990–1991	SC Toulon
1992–1995	Paris FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Delio Onnis (born 24 March 1948 in Giuliano di Roma) is a retired Argentine football forward. He was nicknamed "el Tano" (the Italian) in Argentina.

He is still today the French championship highest scorer, scoring 299 goals from 1972 to 1986 for Stade de Reims, AS Monaco FC, Tours FC and Sporting Toulon Var.

Career

Born in Italy, he however, has Argentine citizenship and began his career in Argentina. He was the star striker in the successful team of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata that finished third in 1970, known as "La Barredora" ("The Sweeper"). He joined Stade de Reims in 1971, which was a far less successful team than the one of fifteen years earlier and they struggled in Division 1. He then played for AS Monaco FC for seven years, scoring 157 goals. In 1980, despite playing in one of the best teams in Division 1, he signed for newly promoted and inexperienced team FC Tours, where he was twice again Division 1 leading goalscorer. In 1983, as Tours got relegated, he joined SC Toulon, where he finished his career in 1986.

Clubs and goals

	Season	Club	Team- rank	Goals	Goalscorer- rank	Notes
	1971/72	Stade de Reims	15.	22	4.
	1972/73	Stade de Reims	8.	17	6.
	1973/74	AS Monaco	16.	26	4.
	1974/75	AS Monaco	10.	30	1.
	1975/76	AS Monaco	18.	29	2.	Behind Carlos Bianchi (Stade de Reims)
	1976/77	AS Monaco	(1.)	(30)	(1.)	in Division 2
	1977/78	AS Monaco	1.	29	2.	Behind Bianchi (PSG)
	1978/79	AS Monaco	4.	22	2.	Behind Bianchi (PSG)
	1979/80	AS Monaco	4.	21	1.	First with Erwin Kostedde (Stade Laval)
	1980/81	Tours FC	18.	24	1.
	1981/82	Tours FC	11.	29	1.
	1982/83	Tours FC	18.	11	20.
	1983/84	SC Toulon	16.	21	1.	First with Patrice Garande (AJ Auxerre)
	1984/85	SC Toulon	6.	17	4.
	1985/86	SC Toulon	16.	1	---	In 8 matches only

Honours

• Division 1: 1978
• Coupe de France: 1980
• Top goalscorers in Ligue 1: 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 (2nd in 1976, 1978, 1979)
• Ligue 1 all-time best goalscorer with 299 goals

External links and references

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7. 

• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
• (Spanish) BDFA profile
• (French) Monaco profile

Persondata
Name	Onnis, Delio
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Date of birth	24 March 1948
Place of birth	Giuliano di Roma, Italy
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