Maximiliano Susán

Maximiliano Susan (19 June 1888 – 26 February 1965) was an Argentine footballer who played as forward (and sometimes as right or left wing). His brother José Claudio was also a footballer, being his teammate in Estudiantes. Susan was one of the key players of Estudiantes in the 1907 season when the team was runner-up to Alumni, In Córdoba, Susan joined the Escuela de Agronomía team and then the university team that participated in regional "Liga Cordobesa".

Susán consolidated himself as a prominent footballer in 1908 when he scored 18 goals in 17 matches, being called up for the Argentina national team that toured on Brazil. Susan made great performances, scoring 6 goals in 6 matches.

Susan broke his own records in 1909, when he scored 33 goals in 23 matches with Estudiantes. On 25 May 1909, Susan became the player with the record of goals scored in a game (which still stands) after scoring 12 goals (the last 7 consecutively) for Estudiantes in the 18–0 win over Lomas A.C. at the 1909 Copa Competencia Jockey Club. The match was held in the Estudiantes field located on Avenida del Libertador and Oro street in Palermo. That was the largest defeat suffered by an Argentine football team to date (including professional era). But it was also the last day Lomas played football officially. On 10 June, Susan played for Alumni v English side Everton during their tour on South America. Susan left his place as spectator to replace Gottlob Weiss who can't be in time for the match.

Estudiantes became the first Argentine team to tour on Brazil in 1910, but Susan was not part of the team so he travelled to Chile with the Argentina national team. Susan scored 4 goals in 4 matches.

One of the matches of the 1912 tour was against a Rio de Janeiro combined (named themselves "Brazil", as most of the regional representatives by then) At the end of the first half, Argentina was leading the score 3–0. Former President of Argentina Julio Argentino Roca went to the change room and tried to persuade the Argentine players to let Brazil win alleging diplomatic and commercial reasons. Nevertheless, the footballers did not pay attention to him and in the second half Argentina scored two goals else for a decisive 5–0 win.

Roca came to the change room, he was upsed and told us "boys, we need to be more diplomatic, Brazil is celebrating the Grito de Ipiranga so it's not fair if they lose the match... we should let them win, do it for the peace of América, boys"... after that, we won the match 5–0.

Susan retired from football in 1916 at 28 years old. Nevertheless, he continued linked to the sport working at the referee committee although he left his charge in 1941 alleging corruption in the body.

Susan died in Haedo, Buenos Aires, in 1965.

Honours Estudiantes Copa de Competencia Jockey Club: 1910