René Alejandro Pontoni (May 18, 1920, in Santa Fe, Argentina – May 14, 1983) was an Argentine footballer.

Pontoni started his career with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe before joining Newell's Old Boys in 1940.

[3] In 1944 Pontoni joined San Lorenzo where he helped the team to win the Primera División in 1946.

In 1948 he suffered a career threatening injury but he recovered, moving to Colombia in 1949 to play for Independiente Santa Fe where he remained until 1952.

News Old Boys San Lorenzo Independiente Santa Fe Argentina In 1963 former Boca Juniors player Mario Boyé and former San Lorenzo de Almagro player René Pontoni, brothers-in-law who had both been members of Argentine national teams, set up a pizzería in Belgrano, Buenos Aires, La Guitarrita, which expanded into a chain, still run by Pontoni's grandson as of 2024[update].