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Néstor Gonçalves

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Néstor Goncálvez
Personal information
Full name Néstor Goncálvez Martinicorena
Date of birth (1936-04-27)27 April 1936
Place of birth Cabellos, Artigas, Uruguay
Date of death 29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 80)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1970 Peñarol 574 (30)
International career
1957–1968 Uruguay 50 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Néstor Goncálvez Martinicorena (27 April 1936 – 29 December 2016) was a 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 considered to have been one of the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.[2]

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

Personal life

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Gonçalves' son, Jorge Gonçalves, was also a professional footballer.[4] Nestor died on 29 December 2016 at the age of 80 after being hospitalized for kidney problems.[5]

Honours

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Peñarol

Individual

References

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  1. ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
  2. ^ "Era World Positional Ranking : The 1960s". 17 July 2012.
  3. ^ Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (27 April 2010). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Abril 27" [On this day in football: April 27] (in Spanish). GolGolGol Futbol. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. ^ "En el nombre del padre, del hijo y… del fútbol" (in Spanish). La Red 21 Deportes. 10 October 2001.
  5. ^ "Falleció Néstor Gonçalves, símbolo máximo de la historia de Peñarol".
  6. ^ Osvaldo José Gorgazzi; José Luis Pierrend; Martín Tabeira (1999). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) (ed.). "Supercopa 1969". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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