José Luis Chilavert

José Luis Chilavert

Personal information
Fou name	José Luis Félix Chilavert González
Date o birth	(1965-07-27) 27 Julie 1965
Place o birth	Luque, Paraguay
Hicht	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playin poseetion	Goalkeeper
Hauflin career
1980–1982	Sportivo Luqueño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	Sportivo Luqueño	67	(4)
1984	Guaraní	19	(1)
1984–1988	San Lorenzo	122	(0)
1988–1991	Zaragoza	79	(1)
1991–2001	Vélez Sársfield	266	(36)
2000–2002	Strasbourg	50	(0)
2002–2003	Peñarol	14	(4)
2004	Vélez Sársfield	0	(0)
Total		617	(46)
Naitional team
1989–2003	Paraguay	74	(9)
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly

This name uises Spaingie namin customs; the first or paternal faimily name is Chilavert an the seicont or maternal faimily name is González.

José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born 27 Julie 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan umwhile fitbaw player who played as a goalkeeper. He wis a three-time IFFHS Warld's Best Goalkeeper awaird winner.

Ootside o his goalkeepin poseetion, Chilavert wis kent for his skills as a free kick specialist an aw, an aften teuk penalties. He scored 62 goals in his profeesional career, mony o thaim crucial, includin aicht in internaitional matches. Fower o his internaitional goals wur scored durin Paraguay's qualification for the 2002 FIFA Warld Cup. Chilavert is the 2nt heichest goalscorin goalkeeper o aw time, surpassed anerly bi Brazilian keeper Rogerio Ceni.

Chilavert wis kent for his eccentricity an at times fiery temper an aw, which brocht him his fair share o controversies; maist notorious amang thaim wis his bein sent aff in 1997 for brawlin wi Colombie striker Faustino Asprilla. He wis elk-namit "El Buldog" ("the Bulldug") an aften wore a cartoon bulldug on his goalkeeper jersey.

Guarani

• Primera División: 1984

Vélez Sársfield

• Primera División: 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura
• Copa Libertadores: 1994
• Intercontinental Cup: 1994
• Copa Interamericana: 1994 (played in 1996)
• Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1997

Strasbourg

• Coupe de France: 2001

Peňarol

• Primera División: 2003

Individual

• Equipo Ideal de América: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 1995, 1997, 1998
• Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1996
• South American Footballer of the Year: 1996

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Ither		Continental		Tot
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paraguay			League		Cup		League Cup		South Americae		Tot
1982	Sportivo Luqueño	Primera División	30	0	–		–		–		30	0
1983			37	4	–		–		–		37	4
1984			0	0	–		–		3	0	3	0
1984	Guaraní	Primera División	19	1	–		–		–		19	1
Argentina			League		Cup		League Cup		South Americae		Tot
1985	San Lorenzo	Primera División	10	0	–		–		–		10	0
1985–86			38	0	–		–		–		38	0
1986–87			31	0	–		–		–		31	0
1987–88			43	0	–		–		–		43	0
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Tot
1988–89	Real Zaragoza	La Liga	37	0	2	0	–		–		39	0
1989–90			34	1	4	0	–		4	0	42	1
1990–91			8	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
Argentina			League		Cup		Intercontinental		South Americae		Tot
1991–92	Vélez Sársfield	Primera División	221	0	–		–		–		22	0
1992–93			30	1	–		–		0	0	30	1
1993–94			23	0	–		–		13	0	36	0
1994–95			34	1	–		1	0	5	0	40	1
1995–96			34	4	–		2	0	2	0	38	4
1996–97			24	6	–		–		17	5	41	11
1997–98			35	10	–		–		6	2	41	12
1998–99			26	4	–		–		17	2	43	6
1999–2000			34	8	–		–		2	0	36	8
2000–01			8	2	–		–		6	3	14	5
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Tot
2000–01	Strasbourg	Division 1	17	0	5	1	0	0	–		22	1
2001–02		Division 2	33	0	4	0	4	0	2	0	43	0
2002–03		Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Uruguay			League		Cup		League Cup		South Americae		Tot
2003	Peñarol	Primera División	152	4	–		–		0	0	15	4
Argentina			League		Cup		League Cup		South Americae		Tot
2003–04	Vélez Sársfield	Primera División	0	0	–		–		6	0	6	0
Tot	Paraguay		86	5	—		—		3	0	89	5
	Argentina		392	36	—		3	0	74	12	469	48
	Spain		79	1	7	0	—		4	0	90	1
	France		50	0	9	1	4	0	2	0	65	1
	Uruguay		15	4	—		—		0	0	15	4
Career tot			622	46	16	1	7	0	83	12	728	59

¹Includes fower 1993 Copa Libertadores playoff (liguilla) matches.

²Includes ane Championship Playoff match.

• Also played 1 (2001) Trophée des champions match.

Paraguay national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1989	2	1
1990	0	0
1991	6	0
1992	0	0
1993	10	1
1994	0	0
1995	0	0
1996	7	1
1997	9	1
1998	10	0
1999	3	0
2000	13	2
2001	7	2
2002	5	0
2003	2	0
Tot	74	8

Freemit airtins

• José Luis Chilavert – FIFA competition record
• IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year at RSSSF
• The World's most successful goalscoring Goalkeepers of all time at IFFHS