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Néstor Gonçalves

Néstor Gonçalves

Uruguayan footballer (1936-2016)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Goncálvez and the second or maternal family name is Martinicorena.

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]

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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] Nestor died on 29 December 2016 at the age of 80 after being hospitalized for kidney problems.[5]

Honours

Peñarol

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
  2. [2]
    "Era World Positional Ranking : The 1960s".
  3. [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.
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    "En el nombre del padre, del hijo y… del fútbol" (in Spanish). La Red 21 Deportes. 10 October 2001.
  5. [5]
    "Falleció Néstor Gonçalves, símbolo máximo de la historia de Peñarol".
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    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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