Ernesto "Ennis" Hayes (10 May 1896 – 6 February 1956) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward. He played most of his career at Rosario Central, being also called for the Argentina national team.
Together with his brother Harry, he is considered one of the first club idols.
He won 19 trophies with Rosario Central.
Early and personal life Hayes was born in Rosario on 10 May 1896, the son of an English father. His brother Harry was also a notable footballer for Rosario Central, remaining nowadays as the all-time top scorer of the club.Harry Hayes fue maestro de una escuela que ha perdurado en el fútbol rosarino on Oro Canalla website (archived, 25 Apr 2005)"Apellido inglés, talento rosarino: Harry Hayes" on La Selección Argenta blogsite
Club career
He began his club career with Rosario Central at the age of 16, in 1912. A year later he had a brief spell with Club Embarcadero, before returning to Rosario Central, where he remained until 1923, winning several titles. He had brief tenures on Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe and Tiro Federal before returning to Rosario Central, where he would retire in 1927.
Hayes is credited with 134 goals in 167 games for Rosario Central, ranking second among the all-time top scorers, after his brother Harry. Other statistics state Hayes scored 154 goals in 181 matches.
Hayes retired from playing on 17 April 1927, against arch-rival Newell's Old Boys. Hayes also remained the second top scorer of the Rosario derby with 9 goals, after his brother Harry (24)."Ennis Hayes" on Futbolistas de Rosario Central (blogsite), 17 June 2019
International career Hayes earned 11 caps for the Argentina national team between 1915 and 1918, scoring four goals, and winning five friendly titles. He also played the 1916 and 1917 South American Championships.Southamerican Championship 1916, matches, results, rosters by Martín Tabeira at the RSSSF
Playing style A skilled player, Hayes played as left insider, sometimes as right insider because of his ability with both legs."Ennis Hayes" by Leonardo Volpe on Historia del Fútbol Rosarino (blogsite), 21 July 2011 On the other hand, he had a conflictive character that brought him some problems. In 1917 Hayes was banned from playing in national competitions after punching a referee in a Copa de Honor MCBA match v Racing. Nevertheless, the punishment was revoked two years later, allowing him to return to competitions. A new controversy came in a match v Club Argentino, when, after dribling all rival defenders and even the goalkeeper, he stopped and sat on the ball waiting for more rivals instead of scoring a goal.De Rosario y de Central, by Jorge Brisaboa, Homo Sapiens, 1996 -
Honours Rosario Central
Copa de Competencia La Nación: 1913 Copa Ibarguren: 1915 Copa Honor MCBA: 1916 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club: 1916 Copa Competencia (AAmF): 1920 Copa Nicasio Vila (7): 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1927 Copa Damas de Caridad: 1914, 1915, 1916 Federación Rosarina de Football: 1913 Asociación Amateurs Rosarina de Football: 1920, 1921 Copa Estímulo: 1922
Tiro Federal Copa Nicasio Vila (1): 1925.https://rosariofutbol.com/noticias/futbol/50721-hacemos-memoria-hoy-1925.html Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol official´s page. Hacemos memoria. Hoy:1925, 4th. and 10th. paragraphs. 7 April 2015.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg-rosario25.html Rsssf.com. Liga Rosarina de Futbol First Division Championship of 1925. 27 October 2001
Argentina Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo: 1915Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo by José Luis Pierrend at the RSSSF Copa Círculo de la Prensa: 1916 Copa Lipton: 1916, 1918Copa Lipton by José Luis Pierrend at the RSSSF Copa Newton: 1918Copa Newton by José Luis Pierrend at the RSSSF Copa Premier Honor Argentino: 1918Copa Premio Honor Argentino by José Luis Pierrend at the RSSSF
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