Gerónimo Ovelar
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Gerónimo Ovelar Basualdo | ||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 September 1951 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Lambaré, Paraguay | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1969–1981 | Cerro Porteño | ||||||||||
1981–1985 | Guaraní | ||||||||||
1985–1987 | Atlético Colegiales | ||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1979 | Paraguay | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerónimo Ovelar (born 30 September 1951) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played for Paraguay, as a central defender.
Club career
[edit]Born in Lambaré, Paraguay, Ovelar began his career at Cerro Porteño, before joining Guaraní.[1]
International career
[edit]Ovelar made three appearances for Paraguay in 1979, being part of the squad that lifted the 1979 Copa América.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Ovelar's grandson is current Cerro Porteño forward Fernando Ovelar.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerónimo Ovelar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Histórico gol de Fernando Ovelar para Cerro Porteño... ¡con 14 años!" (in Spanish). Marca. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Fernando Ovelar, un nene que pisa fuerte" (in Spanish). Extra. 30 October 2018. p. 22.
External links
[edit]- Gerónimo Ovelar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gerónimo Ovelar at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Gerónimo Ovelar at WorldFootball.net