Delio Onnis

Delio Onnis
Onnis in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-03-24) 24 March 1948
Place of birth Giuliano di Roma, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1963–1967 Almagro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Almagro 18 (11)
1968–1971 Gimnasia 95 (53)
1971–1973 Reims 65 (39)
1973–1980 Monaco 232 (187)
1980–1983 Tours 110 (64)
1983–1986 Toulon 74 (39)
Total 594 (393)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Toulon
1992–1995 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Delio Onnis (born 24 March 1948) is a former Italian-Argentine professional football player who played as striker. Born in Italy, his family emigrated to Argentina in his youth and he was nicknamed "El Tano" (the Italian) in Argentina.

With 299 goals, he is the all-time top highest goalscorer in the history of Ligue 1 in France, and was the league's top scorer on five occasions. He played the majority of his career for Reims, Monaco, Tours and Toulon. With Monaco, he won one league title and one Coupe de France.