Néstor Gonçalves

Néstor Gonçalves 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]

Néstor Gonçalvez
Personal information
Full name Néstor Gonçalvez 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)
National team
1957–1968 Uruguay 50 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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

Honours

Peñarol

References
  1. 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
  2. http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=268930
  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.
  4. "En el nombre del padre, del hijo y… del fútbol" (in Spanish). La Red 21 Deportes. 10 October 2001.
  5. http://www.futbol.com.uy/contenido/Fallecio-Nestor-Gon-alves-simbolo-maximo-de-la-historia-de-Penarol-330539
  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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