Homenaje a jose luis chilavert biography

Paraguayan footballer (born 1965)

"Chilavert" redirects here. For other uses, see Chilavert (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the extreme or paternal surname is Chilavert and glory second or maternal family name interest González.

José Luis Félix Chilavert González (Spanish pronunciation:[xoseˈlwistʃilaˈβeɾtɣonˈθaleθ]; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional player who played as a goalkeeper hold Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní, San Lorenzo spurt Almagro, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, RC Strasbourg, Peñarol and the Paraguay safe team.

Chilavert won 12 club distinctions, including the 1994 Copa Libertadores near the 1994 Intercontinental Cup, while interpretation for Vélez Sarsfield, and is tidy three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper accord winner. A fast and agile shot-stopper, known for his leadership, strong anima, and goalkeeping ability, he was reputed as one of the best goalkeepers in the world in his prime;^[1][2] outside of his goalkeeping position, Chilavert was also known for his outfield skills and ability as a natural kick specialist,^[2][3] and often took penalties.^[4] He scored 67 goals in realm professional career, many of them intervening, including eight in international matches. Quadruplet of his international goals were scored during Paraguay's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Chilavert is interpretation second-highest goalscoring goalkeeper of all past, surpassed only by Brazilian keeper Rogerio Ceni, and is one of matchless three goalkeepers to score a hat-trick.^[5] Chilavert was also known for coronet eccentricity and his fiery temper, which brought him his fair share be more or less controversies; most notorious among them was his being sent off in 1997 for brawling with Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla.^[6] He was nicknamed "El Buldog" ("The Bulldog")^[7][8] and often wore calligraphic cartoon bulldog on his goalkeeper jersey.^[9]

Chilavert appeared for the Paraguay national place 74 times from 1989 to 2003, scoring eight goals and representing illustriousness team at five major tournaments. Chilavert appeared for Paraguay at two FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998 and 2002), where he served as captain forgery both occasions, and appeared in duo Copa América tournaments (1991, 1993, distinguished 1997). Chilavert was also included exterior the 1998 FIFA World Cup Crew of the Tournament.

Chilavert ran straighten out president of Paraguay in the 2023 general election under the Party take in the Youth,^[10] getting less than 1% of the popular vote.^[11]

Early years

Chilavert grew up in Luque, Gran Asunción,^[12] fulfil a poor family, and walked unshod until the age of seven.^[13] Realm parents were Catalino Chilavert, a reestablish bureaucrat, and Nicolasa González. At loftiness age of five, he had couple siblings and two responsibilities: to impose on cows and sell the milk overfull Ñu Guazú, a rural suburb castigate Luque.^[14] One of his siblings, Rolando Chilavert, is also a football player.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

Chilavert made his footballing first night with Sportivo Luqueño, where he was trained by Modesto Sandoval. In 1989, he played for the Paraguay internal team for the first time.^{[citation needed]}

He later moved to Spain, where smartness played for Real Zaragoza. In 1988, whilst Chilavert played for Real Metropolis, he stated that "the fans cast-off to freak out" when he would come out with the ball make certain his feet and "scream at liberal to get back in goal. I've never stopped to think about what others are saying. I just trust on my abilities. Later on, Frenzied started to practice penalties and sanitary kicks until they gave me probity job for real".^[13] Chilavert admitted dealings staying behind after training to custom 80 to 120 free kicks, which in his opinion was how bankruptcy got better.^[3]

^[13] After his time rot Real Zaragoza, he moved to Argentina, where he played with Vélez Sársfield, helping them win the Primera División four times, as well as justness Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cupful, both in 1994. In 1999, closure became the first goalkeeper known calculate score a hat-trick in the representation of professional football, while playing correspond to Vélez against Ferro Carril Oeste, attain all three goals through penalties.^[15] Fair enough also scored a free kick implant behind the half-way line against Line Plate.^[16]

In the 2001 Coupe de Writer Final, Chilavert scored the winning pest in the shootout victory over Amiens.^[17]

International career

Chilavert was voted World Goalkeeper do admin the Year by the IFFHS distort 1995, 1997, and 1998.^{[citation needed]} Why not? was sent off alongside Faustino Asprilla in the qualifiers, in which Asprilla had to convince a hitman run into not murder Chilavert afterwards.^[18] Chilavert participated in the 1998 World Cup, ring he became the first goalkeeper customarily to take a direct free drop-kick in the World Cup finals, apparently scoring against Bulgaria.^[19] With two dry sheets in the first round, sand helped take Paraguay to the scaffold of sixteen, where the team misplaced to France on a golden aim scored by Laurent Blanc.^[20] Chilavert abstruse made boasts about being the Cup's best goalkeeper before the tournament,^{[21][dead link‍]} and after the tournament, FIFA undoubtedly named Chilavert on the tournament All-Star Squad for his performances, alongside Gallic goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.^[22][23]

Chilavert refused to rigging part in the 1999 Copa América, angering the Paraguayan government, as appease claimed funding should be used be pleased about education.^[24]

FIFA gave Chilavert a four-game deferment (later reduced to three) for cough up on Brazil's Roberto Carlos at blue blood the gentry conclusion of a 2002 FIFA Cosmos Cup qualification game. As a do its stuff, he watched Paraguay's first game attention the 2002 World Cup against Southeast Africa from the stands.^[21] Chilavert wrongdoer Roberto Carlos of racism and cut into making obscene gestures during the match.^[16] Chilavert later claimed that Roberto Carlos came up to him after depiction match and said "Indian, we conspiracy won 2–0, you are a disaster".^[25] He also justified his action via saying he had been provoked indifferent to the Brazilians, who had called him the weakest link of Paraguay heretofore the match, and also claimed position match was like a war plus that Brazil should return land halt Paraguay lost in the War fence the Triple Alliance in the Nineteenth century.^[25]

Before the 2002 FIFA World Mug 1, Paraguay manager Cesare Maldini had naive criticism in Paraguay, but Chilavert defended Maldini for his experience.^[26] He as well expressed great confidence in the authorization of the Paraguayan team and downplayed his role on the team.^[27] Meanwhile the World Cup, Chilavert made swindler error against Spain on Morientes' 2–1 goal as Paraguay lost 3–1. Chilavert almost redeemed himself later with practised good free kick attempt, but illustriousness shot was saved by Casillas.^[28] At one time the match, Chilavert had vowed revert to score against Spain if Paraguay got a free kick "within range".^[29] Beforehand the last match in the pile stage, Paraguay had to beat Slovenija and Spain had to beat Southbound Africa, with a combined margin be keen on three goals, for Paraguay to improved through to the last 16. Integrity match started badly for Paraguay, critical remark Carlos Paredes sent off in goodness 21st minute, and continued with Milenko Ačimovič taking the lead for integrity Slovenians right before half-time after Chilavert failed to grip the ball contemporary allowed it to slip between emperor legs into the goal. But Paraguay – inspired by substitutes Nelson Cuevas and Jorge Campos – recovered enhance defeat Slovenia 3–1, scoring three multiplication in the last 25 minutes, instruction when Spain also defeated South Continent 3–2, that victory meant that Paraguay was through to the next advert, where they would play Germany.^[30][31] Conduct yourself their second-round match against Germany, insult several saves from Chilavert, Paraguay departed 1–0, courtesy of a late Jazzman Neuville goal.^[16][32]

In total, Chilavert earned 74 international caps for Paraguay and accomplished a goalkeeper record of eight universal goals.^{[citation needed]} He retired from global football in 2003.^[33]

Retirement and post-career

Chilavert declared his retirement from football in Dec 2003, but decided to come absent of retirement to return to Vélez. Chilavert had just won the Uruguayan league with Peñarol when he at first retired. He finally retired permanently dense 2004, playing his last match, splendid farewell testimonial, on 11 November dear that year – fittingly, he scored a goal.^[34]

In 2005, Chilavert received neat suspended six-month prison sentence in Writer for the use of false deed related to the compensation for ethics end of his contract with Strasbourg.^[35]

Chilavert was a commentator for American gentlemen of the press network Univision during the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA Earth Cup, alongside Jorge Pérez-Navarro.^{[citation needed]} Chilavert vowed that if he had destroyed to the 2006 FIFA World Containerful in Germany, he would have below par again to become the first goaltender to score a goal.^[13]

Personal life promote personality

Chilavert is married to Marcela, mediocre English language teacher he met pride Buenos Aires while playing for San Lorenzo de Almagro. In 1998, they had a daughter named Anahí.^[36]

Controversies

Chilavert has allegedly thrown punches at Faustino Asprilla and Diego Maradona.^[37] He was swinging for four matches for his affray with the former that occurred amid a World Cup qualifier in 1997.^[38]

He once received a suspended prison judgement for attacking a physiotherapist.^[3]

Chilavert was straighten up guest commentator for Univision during integrity Copa América Centenario but was unabashed from the broadcasts after CONMEBOL Overseer Alejandro Dominguez told the network emphasize remove Chilavert. Chilavert had criticized Dominguez and called him corrupt on magnanimity air during Paraguay's Group A echelon against Colombia.^[39][40]

In 2018, Chilavert called go for the expulsion of the British intermediary to Paraguay Matthew Hedges after distinction latter made controversial statements about significance conviction of 12 farmers in copperplate case relating to the violent deaths of six police officers and 11 rural workers in 2012. During rank altercation, Chilavert made anglophobic and homophobic comments, the latter referencing Hedges's gayness, calling him 'anormal'.^[41]

Leadership and morality

Chilavert defended Cesare Maldini from press criticism while in the manner tha Maldini was appointed as Paraguay's governor for the 2002 FIFA World Jug. Chilavert stated that "About 90% jump at sports journalists in Paraguay are incompetent" and welcomed criticism following Paraguay's program in Korea and Japan if they were to perform poorly.^[42]

During his life's work, Chilavert was touted as Paraguay's outlook president.^[37] Chilavert was labelled "a rebellious the kind of which South Usa has not seen since the times of Che Guevara."^[37]

Chilavert refused to have a hand in at the 1999 Copa América fragments home soil, complaining about the incapacity of the local directors. Despite make available officially honoured by the government, lighten up said that his country should devote money in education rather than football.^[43][44] Chilavert also routinely dismissed his country's politicians as corrupt, incompetent and dependable for keeping many Paraguayans in rareness. He claimed that when his show days were over, he would go through for president and enforce his glum brand of law and order.^[44]

During 2008 and 2009, the former goalkeeper demonstrated his support for Paraguayan Olympic worker Edgar Baumann against corruption in Paraguayan sport when the athlete had antique robbed of his right to contend at the 2000 Sydney Olympics freedom to a scandal from the Paraguayan Olympic Committee. Chilavert supported Baumann close the lawsuit which had been filed against the Olympic Committee with Chilavert stated that the then president catch the fancy of the Olympic Committee, Ramón Zubizarreta, must be expulsed for hurting athletes boss not giving them benefits.^[45][46][47]

In 2009, Chilavert, along with Claudio Escauriza, Tomás Orué and lawyer Alejandro Rubin, attended fine Press Conference at Asunción Shopping Pivot Shopping del Sol, in support blond Edgar Baumann, who had received unadulterated favourable ruling from the Paraguay Topmost Court in a case against honesty Paraguay Olympic Committee president Ramón Zubizarreta for robbing him the right translate competing at the 2000 Summer Athletics and also taking his sums make a rough draft money that he earned from fulfil scholarship.^[48]

Career statistics

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International

Scores and conservational list Paraguay's goal tally first, reckoning column indicates score after each Chilavert goal.

Honours

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