José Luis Chilavert
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| José Luis Chilavert | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Luis Félix Chilavert | |
| Date of birth | July 27, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Luque, Departamento Central, Paraguay | |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Nickname | Chila | |
| Position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1980-1983 | Sportivo Luqueño | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1984 1984-1988 1988-1991 1991-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 |
Club Guaraní San Lorenzo Real Zaragoza Vélez Sársfield RC Strasbourg Peñarol Vélez Sársfield |
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| National team | ||
| 1989-2003 | Paraguay | 74 (8) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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José Luis Félix Chilavert (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper. Chilavert was at one point one of the world's leading free kick specialists, and often took penalties. His pioneering of this expertise in his position made him the all-time leading scorer among professional keepers until Brazilian Rogério Ceni passed him in 2006. 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.
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[edit] Club career
Chilavert made his debut as a soccer player at the age of 15, with the team Sportivo Luqueño, who were a second division team at that time. 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.
He later moved to Spain, where he played with 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. He also scored a memorable free-kick from the half-way line against River Plate. (Watch video)
[edit] International career
He was voted World Goalkeeper of the Year by the IFFHS in 1995, 1997, and 1998. In 1998, he participated in the World Cup, where he became the first goalkeeper ever to take a direct free kick in World Cup finals, 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.
After a qualifying game for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he spat on Brazil's player Roberto Carlos, an action which caused FIFA to give him a three-match suspension and forced him to watch the first two games of the World Cup from the stands. He has been characterised as a spoiled player due to his attitude towards fellow teammates, players and managers.
He has 74 international caps for Paraguay and a goalkeeper-record 8 international goals.
[edit] 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. He finally retired permanently in 2004, playing his last match, a farewell testimonial, on November 11 of that year. Fittingly, he scored a goal.[1]
In 2005, Chilavert was sentenced to six months in prison in France for the use of false documents about the compensation for the end of his contract with Racing Club de Strasbourg.[2]
Chilavert was a commentator for American television network Univision during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is expected to commentate near-future tournaments for them.
[edit] Honours
Team titles
- Liga Paraguaya 1984 (with Club Guaraní)
- Primera División Argentina 1993 Clausura (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Copa Libertadores 1994 (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Intercontinental Cup 1994 (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Primera División Argentina 1995 Apertura (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Primera División Argentina 1996 Clausura (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Copa Interamericana 1996 (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Supercopa Sudamericana 1996 (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Recopa Sudamericana 1997 (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Primera División Argentina 1998 Clausura (with Vélez Sársfield)
- Coupe de France 2001 (with RC Strasbourg)
- Primera División Uruguaya 2003 (with Peňarol)
Individual awards
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1995
- Argentine League Player of the Year 1996
- South American Footballer of the Year 1996
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1997
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1998
| Preceded by: Enzo Francescoli |
South American Footballer of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by: Marcelo Salas |
[edit] References
- ^ "Chilavert scores in emotional farewell", Reuters via eurosport.com, 15 November 2004.
- ^ "Chilavert gets suspended jail term", Reuters via ESPN Soccernet, 9 July 2005.
[edit] 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
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Paraguay squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Chilavert | 2 Arce | 3 Rivarola | 4 Gamarra | 5 Ayala | 6 Aguilera | 7 Yegros | 8 A. Rojas | 9 Cardozo | 10 Acuña | 11 Sarabia | 12 Aceval | 13 Paredes | 14 R. Rojas | 15 Benítez | 16 Enciso | 17 Brizuela | 18 Ramírez | 19 Morales | 20 Caniza | 21 Campos | 22 Ruiz Díaz | Coach: Carpegiani |
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Paraguay squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Chilavert | 2 Arce | 3 Sarabia | 4 Gamarra | 5 Ayala | 6 Struway | 7 Báez | 8 Alvarenga | 9 Santa Cruz | 10 Acuña | 11 Campos | 12 Villar | 13 Paredes | 14 Gavilán | 15 Bonet | 16 Morínigo | 17 Franco | 18 Cáceres | 19 Sanabria | 20 Cardozo | 21 Caniza | 22 Tavarelli | 23 Cuevas | Coach: Maldini |
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