José Luis Chilavert

Footballer

José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born 27 Julie 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan umwhile fitbaw player who played as a goalkeeper. He wis a three-time IFFHS Warld's Best Goalkeeper awaird winner.

José Luis Chilavert
Personal information
Full name José Luis Félix Chilavert González
Date o birth (1965-07-27) 27 Julie 1965 (age 58)
Place o birth Luque, Paraguay
Hicht 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playin poseetion Goalkeeper
Youth career
1980–1982 Sportivo Luqueño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Sportivo Luqueño 67 (4)
1984 Guaraní 19 (1)
1984–1988 San Lorenzo 122 (0)
1988–1991 Zaragoza 79 (1)
1991–2001 Vélez Sársfield 266 (36)
2000–2002 Strasbourg 50 (0)
2002–2003 Peñarol 14 (4)
2004 Vélez Sársfield 0 (0)
Total 617 (46)
Naitional team
1989–2003 Paraguay 74 (9)
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly

Ootside o his goalkeepin poseetion, Chilavert wis kent for his skills as a free kick specialist an aw, an aften teuk penalties.[1] He scored 62 goals in his profeesional career, mony o thaim crucial, includin aicht in internaitional matches. Fower o his internaitional goals wur scored durin Paraguay's qualification for the 2002 FIFA Warld Cup. Chilavert is the 2nt heichest goalscorin goalkeeper o aw time, surpassed anerly bi Brazilian keeper Rogerio Ceni.

Chilavert wis kent for his eccentricity an at times fiery temper an aw, which brocht him his fair share o controversies; maist notorious amang thaim wis his bein sent aff in 1997 for brawlin wi Colombie striker Faustino Asprilla.[2] He wis elk-namit "El Buldog" ("the Bulldug")[3][4] an aften wore a cartoon bulldug on his goalkeeper jersey.[5]

Honours eedit

Career statistics eedit

[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Club performance League Cup Ither[nb 1] Continental[nb 2] Tot
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paraguay League Cup League Cup South Americae Tot
1982 Sportivo Luqueño Primera División 30 0 30 0
1983 37 4 37 4
1984 0 0 3 0 3 0
1984 Guaraní Primera División 19 1 19 1
Argentina League Cup League Cup South Americae Tot
1985 San Lorenzo Primera División 10 0 10 0
1985–86 38 0 38 0
1986–87 31 0 31 0
1987–88 43 0 43 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Tot
1988–89 Real Zaragoza La Liga 37 0 2 0 39 0
1989–90 34 1 4 0 4 0 42 1
1990–91 8 0 1 0 9 0
Argentina League Cup Intercontinental South Americae Tot
1991–92 Vélez Sársfield Primera División 221 0 22 0
1992–93 30 1 0 0 30 1
1993–94 23 0 13 0 36 0
1994–95 34 1 1 0 5 0 40 1
1995–96 34 4 2 0 2 0 38 4
1996–97 24 6 17 5 41 11
1997–98 35 10 6 2 41 12
1998–99 26 4 17 2 43 6
1999–2000 34 8 2 0 36 8
2000–01 8 2 6 3 14 5
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Tot
2000–01 Strasbourg Division 1 17 0 5 1 0 0 22 1
2001–02 Division 2 33 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 43 0
2002–03 Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uruguay League Cup League Cup South Americae Tot
2003 Peñarol Primera División 152 4 0 0 15 4
Argentina League Cup League Cup South Americae Tot
2003–04 Vélez Sársfield Primera División 0 0 6 0 6 0
Tot Paraguay 86 5 3 0 89 5
Argentina 392 36 3 0 74 12 469 48
Spain 79 1 7 0 4 0 90 1
France 50 0 9 1 4 0 2 0 65 1
Uruguay 15 4 0 0 15 4
Career tot 622 46 16 1 7 0 83 12 728 59
1Includes fower 1993 Copa Libertadores playoff (liguilla) matches.
2Includes ane Championship Playoff match.

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Paraguay national team
Year Apps Goals
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
Tot 74 8

Notes eedit

  1. Includes 1994 Intercontinental Cup (1 match) and 1996 Copa Interamericana (2 matches).
  2. Includes 1995 Recopa Sudamericana (1 match) and 1997 Recopa Sudamericana (1 match, 1 goal).

References eedit

  1. "They said it: Jose Luis Chilavert" Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. FIFA.com. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. "Top 10 Most Eccentric World Cup Goalkeepers" Archived 2013-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. Goal.com. 26 January 2010.
  3. ""Bulldog" Chilavert growls in French backyard". Indian Express. 27 Juin 1998. Archived frae the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. "Flamboyant Chilavert still Paraguay's biggest star". Sports Illustrated. 25 Apryle 2002. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. "Bulldog breed". When Saturday Comes. Mairch 1997. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  6. "Chilavert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 Mairch 2013.
  7. "Chilavert career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 4 Mairch 2013.
  8. "Chilavert Argentinian stats". Futbolxxi.com. Retrieved 4 Mairch 2013.
  9. "Chilavert Spanish stats". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 4 Mairch 2013.
  10. "Chilavert French stats" (in French). LFP. Archived frae the original on 8 Mey 2014. Retrieved 4 Mairch 2013.
  11. "La hora luqueña con Chilavert" (in Spanish). Diario ABC Color. 10 Februar 2009. Archived frae the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  12. "José Luis Félix Chilavert – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

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