Néstor Gonçalves

Néstor Gonçalvez
Personal information
Full nameNéstor Gonçalvez Martinicorena
Date of birth(1936-04-27) 27 April 1936 (age 78)
Place of birthLos Ceballos, Artigas, Uruguay
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1970Peñarol
National team
1957–1968Uruguay50(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Néstor Gonçalvez Martinicorena (born 27 April 1936) is a Uruguayan football midfielder who played for Uruguay in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups.[1] He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is usually considered one the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.[2]

Career

Born in Los Ceballos, Artigas, Gonçalvez began his career playing football for Salto from 1953 to 1956. In 1957, he joined Peñarol, where he would play until 1970.[3]

Personal

Gonçalves' son, Jorge Gonçalves, was also a professional footballer.[4]

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