José Luis Chilavert
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José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born 27 July 1965 in Luque
, Departamento Central
) is a Paraguay
an former football
player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
award winner.
Chilavert was also known for his skills as a free kick
specialist, and often took penalties
. He scored 62 goals in his professional career, many of them crucial, including eight in international matches. Four of his international goals were scored during Paraguay
's qualification
for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
. His pioneering of this expertise in his position made him the highest scoring professional goalkeeper ever, until surpassed by Brazil
ian keeper Rogerio Ceni
.
Chilavert was also known for his eccentricity and at times fiery temper, which brought him his fair share of controversies; most notorious among them was his being sent off for brawling with Colombia
n striker Faustino Asprilla
.
. In 1989, he played for the Paraguayan national team for the first time. By then he had already reached division one football, with Argentina's San Lorenzo de Almagro.
He later moved to Spain
, where he played for Real Zaragoza
. He then returned to Argentina, where he played with Vélez Sársfield
, helping them win the Argentine championship four times, as well as the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup
, both in 1994. In 1999, he became the first goalkeeper to score a hat-trick
in the history of football, while playing for Vélez against Ferro Carril Oeste
, scoring all three goals through penalties. He also scored a free-kick from behind the half-way line against River Plate
.
, where he became the first goalkeeper ever to take a direct free kick in World Cup finals (almost scoring), against Bulgaria
. He received an ovation when he crossed the pitch to try to score. With two clean sheets in the first round, he helped take Paraguay to the round of sixteen, where the team lost to France
on a golden goal
. Chilavert had made boasts about being the Cup's best goalkeeper before the tournament. FIFA named Chilavert on the tournament All Star Squad for his performances, alongside French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez
.
Chilavert refused to take part in the 1999 Copa América, angering the Paraguayan government as he claimed funding should be used for education. After a qualifying game for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
, he spat on Brazil's Roberto Carlos
, an action which caused FIFA
to give him a three-match suspension and forced him to watch the first game of the World Cup from the stands. Chilavert accused Roberto Carlos of racism and obscene gestures during the match. Chilavert recently claimed that Roberto Carlos came up to him after the match and said, "Indio, le ganamos 2–0" which roughly translates to "We beat you 2–0, Indian (in a derogatory sense)." He also justified his action by saying he had been provoked by the Brazilians who had called him the weakest link of Paraguay before the match, and also claimed the match was like a war and that Brazil should return land to Paraguay lost in the War of the Triple Alliance
in the 19th century.
Before the tournament, Paraguay manager Cesare Maldini
had faced criticism in Paraguay but Chilavert defended Maldini respecting him for his experience. He also expressed great confidence in the ability of the Paraguayan team and downplayed his role to the whole team.
During the World Cup, Chilavert made an error against Spain as Paraguay lost 3–1. Chilavert attempted a free kick against Casillas but it was saved. Before the match, Chilavert claimed he would keep a clean sheet against Spain and score 2 free kicks against their keeper. Chilavert let a goal from Slovenia slide between his legs in the next match but Paraguay recovered to defeat Slovenia 3–1. In their second round match against Germany, despite several saves from Chilavert, Paraguay lost 1–0.
He had 74 international caps for Paraguay and a goalkeeper-record of eight international goals. Chilavert retired from international football in 2003, after a feud with team directors.
, on November 11 of that year (fittingly, he scored a goal).
In 2005, Chilavert received a suspended six-month prison sentence in France for the use of false documents about the compensation for the end of his contract with RC Strasbourg
.
Chilavert was a commentator for American television network Univision
during the 2006 FIFA World Cup
and 2010 FIFA World Cup
, alongside Jorge Perez-Navarro.
|1985
||rowspan="5"|San Lorenzo de Almagro
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|1985–86
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|1986–87
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|1987–88
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|1988–89
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|1988–89
||rowspan="3"|Real Zaragoza
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
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|1989–90
||34||1||||||||||||||||
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|1990–91
||8||0||||||||||||||||
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|1991–92
||rowspan="10"|Vélez Sársfield
||rowspan="10"|Primera División
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|1992–93
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|1993–94
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|1994–95
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|1995–96
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|1996–97
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|1997–98
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|1998–99
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|1999-00
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|2000–01||8||2||||||||||||||||
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|2000–01
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||Division 1
||17||0||||||||||||||||
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|2001–02||Division 2
||33||0||||||||||||||||
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|2002–03
||Ligue 1
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|2003||Peñarol
||Primera División
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|2003–04
||Vélez Sársfield
||Primera División
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400||36||||||||||||||||
79||1||||||||||||||||
50||0||||||||||||||||
17||4||||||||||||||||
546||62||||||||||||||||
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|1989||2||1
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|1990||0||0
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|1991||6||0
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|1992||0||0
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|1993||10||1
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|1994||0||0
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|1995||0||0
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|1996||7||1
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|1997||9||1
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|1998||10||0
|-
|1999||3||0
|-
|2000||13||2
|-
|2001||7||2
|-
|2002||5||0
|-
|2003||2||0
|-
!Total||74||8
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Luque
Luque is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. It is located at around . It is the location of the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport for Asunción and the headquarters of CONMEBOL...
, Departamento Central
Central Department
Central is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With its 1,929,834 inhabitants it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay.-Boundaries:*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes....
) is a Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
an former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics . The votes, in 1996, were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six...
award winner.
Chilavert was also known for his skills as a free kick
Direct free kick
A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...
specialist, and often took penalties
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
. He scored 62 goals in his professional career, many of them crucial, including eight in international matches. Four of his international goals were scored during Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
's qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....
for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
. His pioneering of this expertise in his position made him the highest scoring professional goalkeeper ever, until surpassed by Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian keeper Rogerio Ceni
Rogério Ceni
Rogério Ceni is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He has been a member of the Brazilian Série A club São Paulo since September 7, 1990, playing more than 1,000 matches and winning 2 Copa Libertadores trophies and one Club World Championship with them...
.
Chilavert was also known for his eccentricity and at times fiery temper, which brought him his fair share of controversies; most notorious among them was his being sent off for brawling with Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n striker Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán "Tino" Asprilla Hinestroza is a former Colombian football player. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his voracious appetite...
.
Club career
Chilavert made his debut as a football player at the age of 17, with the team Sportivo Luqueño, who were a second division team at that time. He was trained by Modesto SandovalModesto Sandoval
Modesto Sandoval is a Paraguayan former soccer goalkeeper who was one of the best of his own country in his early years, and then in Venezuela being local champion various times...
. In 1989, he played for the Paraguayan national team for the first time. By then he had already reached division one football, with Argentina's San Lorenzo de Almagro.
He later moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, where he played for Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
. He then returned to Argentina, where he played with Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
, helping them win the Argentine championship four times, as well as the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
, both in 1994. In 1999, he became the first goalkeeper to score a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in the history of football, while playing for Vélez against Ferro Carril Oeste
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
, scoring all three goals through penalties. He also scored a free-kick from behind the half-way line against River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
.
International career
Chilavert was voted World Goalkeeper of the Year by the IFFHS in 1995, 1997, and 1998. He scored in the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign. In 1998, he participated in the World Cup1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
, where he became the first goalkeeper ever to take a direct free kick in World Cup finals (almost scoring), against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. He received an ovation when he crossed the pitch to try to score. With two clean sheets in the first round, he helped take Paraguay to the round of sixteen, where the team lost to France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
on a golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...
. Chilavert had made boasts about being the Cup's best goalkeeper before the tournament. FIFA named Chilavert on the tournament All Star Squad for his performances, alongside French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez
Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
.
Chilavert refused to take part in the 1999 Copa América, angering the Paraguayan government as he claimed funding should be used for education. After a qualifying game for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
, he spat on Brazil's Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha , more commonly known simply as Roberto Carlos, is a player/manager who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala, where he is also club captain. Carlos has spent most of his career as a left wingback but started his...
, an action which caused FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
to give him a three-match suspension and forced him to watch the first game of the World Cup from the stands. Chilavert accused Roberto Carlos of racism and obscene gestures during the match. Chilavert recently claimed that Roberto Carlos came up to him after the match and said, "Indio, le ganamos 2–0" which roughly translates to "We beat you 2–0, Indian (in a derogatory sense)." He also justified his action by saying he had been provoked by the Brazilians who had called him the weakest link of Paraguay before the match, and also claimed the match was like a war and that Brazil should return land to Paraguay lost in the War of the Triple Alliance
War of the Triple Alliance
The Paraguayan War , also known as War of the Triple Alliance , was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay...
in the 19th century.
Before the tournament, Paraguay manager Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini is an Italian football manager and former player. He played as a centre back and spent the majority of his career with AC Milan. Maldini also represented Italy at international level in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. His son Paolo, also a defender, previously held the record for the...
had faced criticism in Paraguay but Chilavert defended Maldini respecting him for his experience. He also expressed great confidence in the ability of the Paraguayan team and downplayed his role to the whole team.
During the World Cup, Chilavert made an error against Spain as Paraguay lost 3–1. Chilavert attempted a free kick against Casillas but it was saved. Before the match, Chilavert claimed he would keep a clean sheet against Spain and score 2 free kicks against their keeper. Chilavert let a goal from Slovenia slide between his legs in the next match but Paraguay recovered to defeat Slovenia 3–1. In their second round match against Germany, despite several saves from Chilavert, Paraguay lost 1–0.
He had 74 international caps for Paraguay and a goalkeeper-record of eight international goals. Chilavert retired from international football in 2003, after a feud with team directors.
Retirement and post-career
Chilavert announced his retirement from all football in December 2003, but decided to come out of retirement to return to Vélez. Chilavert had just won the Uruguayan league with Penarol when he initially retired. He finally retired permanently in 2004, playing his last match, a farewell testimonialTestimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
, on November 11 of that year (fittingly, he scored a goal).
In 2005, Chilavert received a suspended six-month prison sentence in France for the use of false documents about the compensation for the end of his contract with RC Strasbourg
RC Strasbourg
Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...
.
Chilavert was a commentator for American television network Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
during the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
and 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, alongside Jorge Perez-Navarro.
Vélez Sársfield
- Primera División: 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura
- Copa Libertadores: 1994
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
: 19941994 Intercontinental CupThe 1994 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 1, 1994 between A.C. Milan, winners of the 1993-94 European Cup, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo... - Copa InteramericanaCopa InteramericanaCopa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
: 1994 - Supercopa SudamericanaSupercopa SudamericanaThe Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores...
: 19961996 Supercopa SudamericanaThe 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana was the ninth season of the Supercopa Sudamericana, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners... - Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
: 19971997 Recopa Sudamericana-External links:*...
Individual
- Argentine League Player of the YearPlayer of the Year of ArgentinaThe Footballer of the Year of Argentina is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle as one of the Olimpia Awards, the most important sports award in Argentina.The Olimpia...
: 1996 - South American Footballer of the YearSouth American Footballer of the YearThe South American Footballer of the Year is an annual association football award presented to the best footballer in South America over the previous calendar year. The award was conceived by Venezuelan newspaper El Mundo, whom awarded it from 1971 to 1985. Uruguayan newspaper El País took over...
: 1996 - IFFHS World's Best GoalkeeperIFFHS World's Best GoalkeeperThe IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics . The votes, in 1996, were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six...
: 1995, 1997, 1998
Career statistics
|-|1985
Primera División Argentina 1985
-Nacional Championship:1985 featured the last ever edition of the Nacional championship. The structure of the tournament made it the most complicated championship in the history of the Argentine first division...
||rowspan="5"|San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
||rowspan="5"|Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
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|1985–86
Primera División Argentina 1985-86
The 1985-1986 Argentine Primera División saw a major reform in Argentina football. The European calendar was adopted as well as the tournament format...
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|1986–87
Primera División Argentina 1986-87
-Overview:The 1986-1987 season in Argentine football saw Rosario Central win the Argentine Primera by a single point from fierce local rivals Newell's Old Boys.-League standings:...
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|1987–88
Primera División Argentina 1987-88
-Overview:1987-1988 in Argentine football saw Newell's Old Boys win the Argentine championship, their first title since 1974.-League standings:*Newells Old Boys qualified for Copa Libertadores 1988 as champions of Argentina....
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|1988–89
Primera División Argentina 1988-89
-Overview:1988-1989 in Argentine football saw Independiente win the Argentine championship.-League standings:*Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990 as Argentine Champions.-Top scorers:-Relegation:-Liguilla Pre-Libertadores:...
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|1988–89
La Liga 1988-89
La Liga 1988-89 season, the 58th since its establishment, started on September 3, 1988 and finished on June 25, 1989. It was composed of the following clubs:-Final table:1 Qualify for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as holders.-Relegation playoff:...
||rowspan="3"|Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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|1989–90
La Liga 1989-90
La Liga 1989-90 season, the 59th since its establishment, started on September 2, 1989, and finished on May 6, 1990. It was composed of the following clubs:-Final table:...
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|1990–91
La Liga 1990-91
La Liga 1990-91 season, the 60th since its establishment, started on September 1, 1990 and finished on June 9, 1991. It was composed of the following clubs:-Final table:-Relegation playoff:-Results table:...
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|1991–92
Primera División Argentina 1991-92
-Overview:The 1991-1992 season in Argentina saw River Plate win the Apertura championship and Newell's Old Boys win the Clausura championship.-Torneo Apertura :-Top Scorers:-Relegation:-Torneo Clausura :...
||rowspan="10"|Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
||rowspan="10"|Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
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|1992–93
Primera División Argentina 1992-93
-Overview:1992-1993 saw Boca Juniors win the Apertura, it was their first official league title since 1981. The Clausura was won by Vélez Sársfield, their first title since 1968.-Torneo Apertura:-Top Scorers:-Relegation:-Torneo Clausura:-Notes-...
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|1993–94
Primera División Argentina 1993-94
Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1993/1994.-Overview:1993-1994 in Argentine football saw River Plate win the Apertura championship and Independiente win the Clausura.-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-League Standings:-Top Scorers:...
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|1994–95
Primera División Argentina 1994-95
Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1994/1995.-Overview:The 1994-1995 season in Argentine football saw River Plate win the Apertura 1994 and San Lorenzo win the Cluasura 1995 tournaments.-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-League Standings:...
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|1995–96
Primera División Argentina 1995-96
Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1995/1996.-Overview:1995-1996 was the first season in which the Argentine Primera implemented the 3 points for a win system. Vélez Sársfield were double champions, winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.-League Standings:-Top...
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|1996–97
Primera División Argentina 1996-97
Statistics of Primera División Argentina in the 1996/97 season.-Overview:1996-1997 in Argentine football saw River Plate win both the Apertura and Cluasura championships.-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-Relegation:...
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|1997–98
Primera División Argentina 1997-98
Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1997/1998.-Overview:In the 1997-1998 season in Argentine football River Plate won the Apertura 1997 and Vélez Sársfield won the Clausura 1998.-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-League Standings:-Top Scorer:...
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|1998–99
Primera División Argentina 1998-99
-Overview:In 1998-1999 Boca Juniors were the winners of both league championships in Argentine football.-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-Relegation:-External links:* by Javier Romiser at rsssf....
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|1999-00
Primera División Argentina 1999-00
-Overview:The 1999-2000 season in Argentine football saw River Plate win both the league championships.-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-League Standings:-Top Scorer:-Relegation table:-Relegation playoffs:...
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|2000–01
Division 1 season 2000-01
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 2000/2001 of the French Association Football League with 68 points.-Participating teams:-Final table:Promoted from Ligue 2 , who will play in Division 1 season 2001/2002** FC Sochaux-Montbéliard : champion of Ligue 2...
||rowspan="3"|Strasbourg
RC Strasbourg
Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...
||Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
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|2001–02||Division 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
||33||0||||||||||||||||
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|2002–03
Ligue 1 season 2002-03
The French Division 1 renamed as Ligue 1. Olympique Lyonnais won Ligue 1 season 2002/2003 of the French Association Football League with 68 points.-Participating teams:-Final table:Promoted from Ligue 2 , who will play in Ligue 1 season 2003/2004...
||Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
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|2003||Peñarol
C.A. Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...
||Primera División
Primera División Uruguaya
The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...
||17||4||||||||||||||||
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|2003–04
Primera División Argentina 2003-04
-Torneo Apertura:-Top Scorers:-Torneo Clausura:-Top Scorers:-Relegation:-"Promoción" Playoff:Huracán de Tres Arroyos wins 5-3 and is promoted to Argentine First Division.Atlético Rafaela is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B....
||Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
||Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
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400||36||||||||||||||||
79||1||||||||||||||||
50||0||||||||||||||||
17||4||||||||||||||||
546||62||||||||||||||||
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|1989||2||1
|-
|1990||0||0
|-
|1991||6||0
|-
|1992||0||0
|-
|1993||10||1
|-
|1994||0||0
|-
|1995||0||0
|-
|1996||7||1
|-
|1997||9||1
|-
|1998||10||0
|-
|1999||3||0
|-
|2000||13||2
|-
|2001||7||2
|-
|2002||5||0
|-
|2003||2||0
|-
!Total||74||8
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External links
- Chilavert Tribute (from Vélez Sársfield's website)
- IFFHS Top Division goal scorer ranking among Goalkeepers
- IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year
- RSSSF detail of international appearances