Club Career
He started playing at Club Progresista with 15 years old. After scoring two goals in a practise match, he joined Independiente, where he made his official debut on March 6, 1921 in a game against San Lorenzo. Seoane totalized two titles won with the institution that played at the Asociación Amateur de Football league.
Independiente won its first championship in 1922, with a great impact on the media which nicknamed the team "Los Diablos Rojos" ("The Red Devils"). The Devils has remained since as a trademark for Independiente players and supporters. That team was formed by notable players as Raimundo Orsi, Canaveri, Lalín, Ravaschino and Seoane himself.
Seoane went on to score 241 goals for the club in 264 appearances. He finished as the top scorer on three occasions (1922, 1926 and 1929) during the amateur era of Argentine football. During his time with the club Independiente won several titles including the Argentine championships of 1922 and 1926.
In 1923 he was sent off after an incident with a referee, this led to his suspension from the "Asociación Argentina de Football" league and his move to join El Porvenir, which played in the rival league "Asociación Amateur de Football".
During his time with El Porvenir he made his debut for the Argentina national team, where he formed the forwards line with Cezáreo Onzari.
In 1925 Seoane joined Boca Juniors on its successful tour on Europe hitting 16 of the 40 goals converted by the team.
Once the punishment ended, he returned to Independiente in 1926, winning the title with the club that same year appart from being the topscorer with 76 goals.
He continued playing for Independiente until his retirement in 1933 due to his overweight problems. On August 22, 1934, the club organised a match in his honour and made a collection to buy him a house.
During the professional era, he played 56 matches scoring 34 goals. During his last years, Seoane was in charge of the Independiente's campground located in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, after retiring from the textile industry where he had worked.
Manuel Seoane died in Quilmes on August 21, 1975. He was 73.
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