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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
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. He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is considered to have been one of the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.

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.

Personal life

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

Honours

Peñarol

Individual

References

  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.

External links

1966 World Soccer World XI
Intercontinental Cup winning captains
Copa Libertadores winning captains
Uruguay squad – 1957 South American Championship third place
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Uruguay squad – 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
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Uruguay squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
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Uruguay squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup
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