Beto Naveda
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Dante Naveda | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | San Juan, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Mildfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Boca Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Quilmes | ||
| 1996–1997 | New England Revolution | 54 | (13) |
| 1997–1998 | Maccabi Acre | 28 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 16 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 13 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Dundee United | 13 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Dundee | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | U.S. Sanremese | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alberto "Beto" Dante Naveda (born 24 May 1972 in San Juan, Argentina, is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played professionally in Argentina, Israel, Scotland and the United States.[1]
Career
[edit]Naveda started his career with Boca Juniors, where he spent during the year 1994, then was in Quilmes Athletic Club in 1995 and 1996.
Major League Soccer
[edit]After leaving, he moved to the United States, playing for Long Island in the USISL.
The New England Revolution or Major League Soccer selected Naveda with their first-ever supplemental draft pick (sixth overall) in the 1996 MLS Supplemental draft on March 4, 1996.[2]
Naveda spent two seasons with the Revolution, starting 20 matches in 1996 and 28 in 1997. He led the team in assists both years.[3]Naveda made his Revolution debut in the club's first-ever match on April 13, 1996.[3] He scored his first Revolution goal on May 11 in a 3-2 loss to the Columbus Crew, ultimately finishing the Revolution's inaugural season second in scoring, with six goals and seven assists.[3] Naveda was named the Midnight Riders Man of the Year for 1996.[4]
In 1997, Naveda recorded the first hat-trick in New England Revolution history, on May 30 in the Revolution's 3-1 win over the MetroStars.[5] He was subsequently named MLS Player of the Week for week 11.[3] He was the Revolution Scoring Champion for 1997, with seven goals and six assists.[3] His seven goals were tied for first on the team with Imad Baba.[3]
Later Career
[edit]Spells in Israel followed, with a year apiece at Maccabi Ironi Ashdod and Hapoel Jerusalem.[6][7] Naveda then moved to Scotland and joined Scottish Premier League side Dundee United, where he made thirteen appearances and scored on his debut against Motherwell.[8] After leaving Tannadice and heading back to Israel, Naveda returned to Scottish football to play for United's neighbours, Dundee, but made only two appearances.[9] Naveda's final club was Italian side U.S. Sanremese Calcio for 2002–03 before retiring.
References
[edit]- ^ Alberto Naveda: Un futbolista trotamundo sanjuanalmundo.com
- ^ "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Man of the Year Award". Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Naveda Gets 3 Goals In Revolution Win". Philly.com. 31 May 1997. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Israel Squads Liga Leumit 1998/99 Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Israel Squads Premier League 1999/00
- ^ "Well hold out for victory". BBC. 4 November 2000. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Fullarton signing a derby tonic for sagging United". The Scotsman. 11 November 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Beto Naveda at Soccerbase
- Beto Naveda – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 March 2012)
- Beto Naveda at BDFA (in Spanish)
