José Luis Chilavert
Chilavert in 1985, while playing for
Argentine side San Lorenzo. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Félix Chilavert González | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Sportivo Luqueño | 67 | (4) |
| 1984–1985 | Guaraní | 19 | (1) |
| 1985–1988 | San Lorenzo | 122 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Real Zaragoza | 79 | (1) |
| 1991–2001 | Vélez Sarsfield | 270 | (36) |
| 2000–2003 | Strasbourg | 50 | (0) |
| 2003 | Peñarol | 15 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 622 | (46) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–2003 | Paraguay | 74 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José Luis Félix Chilavert González (Spanish pronunciation: [xoseˈlwis tʃilaˈβert ɣonˈsales]; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, RC Strasbourg, Peñarol, and the Paraguay national football team.
Chilavert won 12 club titles, including the 1994 Copa Libertadores and the 1994 Intercontinental Cup, while playing for Vélez Sarsfield, and is a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner. Outside of his goalkeeping position, Chilavert was also known for his skills as a free kick specialist, and often took penalties. He scored 67 goals in his professional career, many of them crucial, including eight in international matches. Four of his international goals were scored during Paraguay's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Chilavert is the second-highest goalscoring goalkeeper of all time, surpassed only by Brazilian keeper Rogerio Ceni, and is the only goalkeeper to score a hat-trick. Chilavert was also known for his eccentricity and his fiery temper, which brought him his fair share of controversies; most notorious among them was his being sent off in 1997 for brawling with Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla. He was nicknamed "El Buldog" ("The Bulldog") and often wore a cartoon bulldog on his goalkeeper jersey.
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