Néstor Gonçalves

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Néstor Gonçalvez
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Personal information
Full name Néstor Gonçalvez Martinicorena
Date of birth (1936-04-27) 27 April 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Los Ceballos, Artigas, Uruguay
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Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1970 Peñarol 574
International career
1957–1968 Uruguay 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Néstor Gonçalvez Martinicorena (born 27 April 1936) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder for Uruguay in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups.[1] He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is usually considered one of the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.[2]

Career

Born in Los Ceballos, Artigas, Gonçalvez began his career playing football for Salto from 1953 to 1956. In 1957, he joined Peñarol, where he would play until 1970.[3]

Personal

Gonçalves' son, Jorge Gonçalves, was also a professional footballer.[4]

References

  1. 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
  2. http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=268930
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