Manuel Gavilán (30 November 1920 — 8 March 2010)[1] was a Paraguayan football defender who played for Paraguay in the 1950 FIFA World Cup[2] and the 1953 South American Championship which was won by Paraguay.[3] He also played for Club Libertad.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1920 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paraguay | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 March 2010 (aged 89) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1941-1958 | Club Libertad | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1947-1954 | Paraguay | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
International Career
editGavilán was selected in Paraguay’s squad for the 1947 South American Championship and played in all seven games.[4] The game against Argentina on 2 December was his first cap with Paraguay.[5]
He played six games in the 1949 South American Championship.[6]
Gavilán was part of Paraguay’s squad for the 1950 World Cup[7] and played Paraguay’s two games against Sweden and Italy.[8][9]
He was also selected in Paraguay’s squad for the 1953 South American Championship, played all seven games and scored in the decisive final against Brazil national football team, his only goal with the national team, as Paraguay won the competition.[3]
His 32nd and last cap with Paraguay was on 21 March 1954 against Brazil, for a 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification game.[5]
References
edit- ^ Luto en el fútbol: Fallece Manuel Gavilán In: ultimahora.com, 8 March 2010, Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "South American Championship 1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "South American Championship 1947". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Manuel Gavilán Football Player". 11v11. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "South American Championship 1949". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Paraguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Sweden Paraguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil : Italy Paraguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
External links
edit- Manuel Gavilán – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Manuel Gavilán at National-Football-Teams.com
- Paraguay - Record International Players at RSSSF
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