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Paraguayan footballer (born 1965)

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

In this Spanish name, the principal or paternal surname is Chilavert and say publicly second or maternal family name practical González.

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

Chilavert won 12 club laurels, including the 1994 Copa Libertadores captain the 1994 Intercontinental Cup, while behaviour for Vélez Sarsfield, and is straighten up three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper trophy haul winner. A fast and agile shot-stopper, known for his leadership, strong nature, and goalkeeping ability, he was alleged 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 tell kick specialist,^[2][3] and often took penalties.^[4] He scored 67 goals in top professional career, many of them vital, including eight in international matches. Match up of his international goals were scored during Paraguay's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Chilavert is rendering second-highest goalscoring goalkeeper of all at a rate of knots, surpassed only by Brazilian keeper Rogerio Ceni, and is one of unique three goalkeepers to score a hat-trick.^[5] Chilavert was also known for eccentricity and his fiery temper, which brought him his fair share use your indicators 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 splendid cartoon bulldog on his goalkeeper jersey.^[9]

Chilavert appeared for the Paraguay national arrangement 74 times from 1989 to 2003, scoring eight goals and representing high-mindedness team at five major tournaments. Chilavert appeared for Paraguay at two FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998 and 2002), where he served as captain veneer both occasions, and appeared in a handful of Copa América tournaments (1991, 1993, stomach 1997). Chilavert was also included necessitate the 1998 FIFA World Cup Side of the Tournament.

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

Early years

Chilavert grew up in Luque, Gran Asunción,^[12] intensity a poor family, and walked shoeless until the age of seven.^[13] Crown parents were Catalino Chilavert, a arraign bureaucrat, and Nicolasa González. At prestige age of five, he had team a few siblings and two responsibilities: to extract cows and sell the milk spartan Ñu Guazú, a rural suburb lecture Luque.^[14] One of his siblings, Rolando Chilavert, is also a football player.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

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

He later moved to Spain, where lighten up played for Real Zaragoza. In 1988, whilst Chilavert played for Real City, he stated that "the fans secondhand to freak out" when he would come out with the ball enthral his feet and "scream at move backwards and forwards to get back in goal. I've never stopped to think about what others are saying. I just bet on my abilities. Later on, Distracted started to practice penalties and uncomplicated kicks until they gave me illustriousness job for real".^[13] Chilavert admitted give explanation staying behind after training to seek 80 to 120 free kicks, which in his opinion was how significant got better.^[3]

^[13] After his time imitate Real Zaragoza, he moved to Argentina, where he played with Vélez Sársfield, helping them win the Primera División four times, as well as righteousness Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Trophy, both in 1994. In 1999, flair became the first goalkeeper known dressing-down score a hat-trick in the description of professional football, while playing sustenance Vélez against Ferro Carril Oeste, do all three goals through penalties.^[15] Good taste also scored a free kick overrun behind the half-way line against Glide Plate.^[16]

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

International career

Chilavert was voted World Goalkeeper star as the Year by the IFFHS find guilty 1995, 1997, and 1998.^{[citation needed]} Dirt was sent off alongside Faustino Asprilla in the qualifiers, in which Asprilla had to convince a hitman keep from not murder Chilavert afterwards.^[18] Chilavert participated in the 1998 World Cup, pivot he became the first goalkeeper quickthinking to take a direct free humankind in the World Cup finals, mock scoring against Bulgaria.^[19] With two rub sheets in the first round, take action helped take Paraguay to the ring-shaped of sixteen, where the team left behind to France on a golden grounds scored by Laurent Blanc.^[20] Chilavert difficult made boasts about being the Cup's best goalkeeper before the tournament,^{[21][dead link‍]} and after the tournament, FIFA inconceivably named Chilavert on the tournament All-Star Squad for his performances, alongside Gallic goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.^[22][23]

Chilavert refused to rigorous part in the 1999 Copa América, angering the Paraguayan government, as sharp-tasting claimed funding should be used purchase education.^[24]

FIFA gave Chilavert a four-game disbarment (later reduced to three) for expectoration on Brazil's Roberto Carlos at dignity conclusion of a 2002 FIFA Artificial Cup qualification game. As a fruit, he watched Paraguay's first game appropriate the 2002 World Cup against Southward Africa from the stands.^[21] Chilavert criminal Roberto Carlos of racism and incline making obscene gestures during the match.^[16] Chilavert later claimed that Roberto Carlos came up to him after nobleness match and said "Indian, we put on won 2–0, you are a disaster".^[25] He also justified his action because of saying he had been provoked fail to notice the Brazilians, who had called him the weakest link of Paraguay beforehand the match, and also claimed dignity match was like a war see that Brazil should return land go-slow Paraguay lost in the War designate the Triple Alliance in the Nineteenth century.^[25]

Before the 2002 FIFA World Beaker, Paraguay manager Cesare Maldini had meagre criticism in Paraguay, but Chilavert defended Maldini for his experience.^[26] He further expressed great confidence in the condemn of the Paraguayan team and downplayed his role on the team.^[27] Next to the World Cup, Chilavert made sketch error against Spain on Morientes' 2–1 goal as Paraguay lost 3–1. Chilavert almost redeemed himself later with organized good free kick attempt, but ethics shot was saved by Casillas.^[28] Previously the match, Chilavert had vowed don score against Spain if Paraguay got a free kick "within range".^[29] Previously the last match in the load stage, Paraguay had to beat Slovenija and Spain had to beat Southbound Africa, with a combined margin swallow three goals, for Paraguay to uproar through to the last 16. Grandeur match started badly for Paraguay, occur Carlos Paredes sent off in blue blood the gentry 21st minute, and continued with Milenko Ačimovič taking the lead for rectitude Slovenians right before half-time after Chilavert failed to grip the ball unthinkable allowed it to slip between rulership legs into the goal. But Paraguay – inspired by substitutes Nelson Cuevas and Jorge Campos – recovered hopefulness defeat Slovenia 3–1, scoring three period in the last 25 minutes, promote when Spain also defeated South Continent 3–2, that victory meant that Paraguay was through to the next turn, where they would play Germany.^[30][31] Suspend their second-round match against Germany, undeterred by several saves from Chilavert, Paraguay misplaced 1–0, courtesy of a late Jazzman Neuville goal.^[16][32]

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

Retirement and post-career

Chilavert declared his retirement from football in Dec 2003, but decided to come deficit of retirement to return to Vélez. Chilavert had just won the Uruguayan league with Peñarol when he in the early stages retired. He finally retired permanently assume 2004, playing his last match, straighten up farewell testimonial, on 11 November have a high regard for that year – fittingly, he scored a goal.^[34]

In 2005, Chilavert received span suspended six-month prison sentence in Author for the use of false certificate related to the compensation for authority end of his contract with Strasbourg.^[35]

Chilavert was a commentator for American depress network Univision during the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA Pretend Cup, alongside Jorge Pérez-Navarro.^{[citation needed]} Chilavert vowed that if he had elsewhere to the 2006 FIFA World Trophy in Germany, he would have enervated again to become the first goaltender to score a goal.^[13]

Personal life mushroom personality

Chilavert is married to Marcela, let down English language teacher he met hassle 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 flopping for four matches for his commotion with the former that occurred aside a World Cup qualifier in 1997.^[38]

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

Chilavert was straight guest commentator for Univision during significance Copa América Centenario but was aloof from the broadcasts after CONMEBOL Chairman Alejandro Dominguez told the network criticism remove Chilavert. Chilavert had criticized Dominguez and called him corrupt on distinction air during Paraguay's Group A gala against Colombia.^[39][40]

In 2018, Chilavert called footing the expulsion of the British legate to Paraguay Matthew Hedges after class latter made controversial statements about class conviction of 12 farmers in nifty case relating to the violent deaths of six police officers and 11 rural workers in 2012. During position altercation, Chilavert made anglophobic and homophobic comments, the latter referencing Hedges's queerness, calling him 'anormal'.^[41]

Leadership and morality

Chilavert defended Cesare Maldini from press criticism conj at the time that Maldini was appointed as Paraguay's tutor for the 2002 FIFA World Flagon. Chilavert stated that "About 90% devotee sports journalists in Paraguay are incompetent" and welcomed criticism following Paraguay's effectual in Korea and Japan if they were to perform poorly.^[42]

During his existence, Chilavert was touted as Paraguay's forwardlooking president.^[37] Chilavert was labelled "a mutineer the kind of which South Land has not seen since the cycle of Che Guevara."^[37]

Chilavert refused to be a participant at the 1999 Copa América coach home soil, complaining about the ineptitude of the local directors. Despite continuance officially honoured by the government, stylishness said that his country should venture money in education rather than football.^[43][44] Chilavert also routinely dismissed his country's politicians as corrupt, incompetent and staunch for keeping many Paraguayans in rareness. He claimed that when his bringing off days were over, he would unintelligible for president and enforce his brake brand of law and order.^[44]

During 2008 and 2009, the former goalkeeper demonstrated his support for Paraguayan Olympic ceramist Edgar Baumann against corruption in Paraguayan sport when the athlete had bent robbed of his right to contend at the 2000 Sydney Olympics put an end to to a scandal from the Paraguayan Olympic Committee. Chilavert supported Baumann mid the lawsuit which had been filed against the Olympic Committee with Chilavert stated that the then president promote to the Olympic Committee, Ramón Zubizarreta, be obliged be expulsed for hurting athletes additional not giving them benefits.^[45][46][47]

In 2009, Chilavert, along with Claudio Escauriza, Tomás Orué and lawyer Alejandro Rubin, attended smashing Press Conference at Asunción Shopping Nucleus Shopping del Sol, in support take in Edgar Baumann, who had received well-ordered favourable ruling from the Paraguay First Court in a case against leadership Paraguay Olympic Committee president Ramón Zubizarreta for robbing him the right have competing at the 2000 Summer Olympiad and also taking his sums deserve money that he earned from wreath scholarship.^[48]

Career statistics

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International

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

Honours

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