Carlos Gamarra

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Carlos Gamarra
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón
Date of birth (1971-02-17) 17 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Ypacaraí, Paraguay
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Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Cerro Porteño 35 (2)
1992–1993 Independiente 8 (0)
1993–1995 Cerro Porteño 49 (2)
1995–1997 Internacional 59 (5)
1997 Benfica 13 (0)
1998–1999 Corinthians 31 (3)
1999–2000 Atlético Madrid 32 (1)
2000–2001 Flamengo 4 (1)
2001–2002 AEK Athens 24 (0)
2002–2005 Internazionale 27 (0)
2005–2006 Palmeiras 33 (2)
2007 Olimpia 25 (1)
Total 340 (17)
International career‡
1992–2004 Paraguay U23 17 (6)
1993–2006 Paraguay 110 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2008
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 February 2008

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gamarra and the second or maternal family name is Pavón.

Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkarlos alˈβerto ɣaˈmara paˈβon]; born 17 February 1971 in Ypacarai, Paraguay) is a former football player. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level, playing at centre back, and is the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals.[1] Gamarra is known for his leadership, heading and outstanding tackling skills, making him one of the most respected defenders in South America.

Gamarra appeared for the Paraguay national football team 110 times, scoring 12 goals, from 1993 to 2006, representing the team at 10 major tournaments and captained the squad during the latter part of his career. He is the second most capped player of the national team, his record being broken by Paulo da Silva in 2013. Gamarra appeared for Paraguay at three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998, 2002 and 2006), five Copa América tournaments (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2004), and twice at the Summer Olympic Games (1992 and 2004, with Paraguay claiming Silver Medals in the latter). Gamarra was named as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 1997 and 1998, and was also included in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament.

Career

Club career

Gamarra began his club career playing for Cerro Porteño in his home country in 1991, and went on to win the Paraguayan national championship with Cerro in 1992. He moved to Independiente for the 1992-1993 football season in Argentina, but stayed only briefly before moving back to Cerro Porteño.

In 1995, Gamarra joined Internacional in Brazil, where his profile grew, eventually resulting in the naming of him as Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 1997 by the Paraguayan newspaper Diario ABC Color (an achievement which Gamarra repeated in 1998). He moved to S.L. Benfica for the Portuguese 1997-1998 season, before returning to Brazil, this time with SC Corinthians, where he won Serie A Brazilian Championship in 1998.

After finishing the 1999 Brazilian football season with Corinthians, he moved to the Spanish league, playing for Atlético Madrid. Atlético were relegated in 2000, and Gamarra briefly moved back to Brazil, this time joining CR Flamengo. The 2001-2002 season was more successful for Gamarra, as he joined AEK Athens in Greece in a transfer record of 5m€ for the club. There he played in 24 league games and won the Greek Cup. He also became a favorite player of the AEK fans.

On the back of his World Cup performance in 2002, he joined Internazionale in Italy's Serie A Scudetto for the 2002-2003 season. In his first pre-season, he scored the winning goal in the Pirelli Cup final against AS Roma. Inter finished the season as runners-up in the league, with Gamarra making 14 appearances. His next season at the club was less successful, as Inter finished fourth in the league, and Gamarra made only 10 appearances. He remained at Inter for the 2004-2005 season, but after another season largely spent on the bench he joined the Brazilian side Palmeiras in July 2005. In 2007, Gamarra decided to return to Paraguay to end his football career and signed for Olimpia. Gamarra decided to reteire after the 2007 season being Olimpia his last professional club

National team

His first international cap came against Bolivia on 27 March 1993, a game which Paraguay lost 2-1. He stayed at Cerro Porteño until 1995.

Gamarra made his first big impact in international football during Paraguay's campaign at World Cup France 1998, in the second round of which Paraguay were knocked out by France (the eventual winners). Gamarra played in all four of Paraguay's games, garnering great respect for his defensive skills, and did not concede a single foul in any of his side's matches. FIFA named him as part of the All-Star team of the World Cup. At the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Paraguay were once again knocked out in the second round. Gamarra played every single minute of Paraguay's campaign, and again completed his side's participation without conceding a foul.

Gamarra captained the Paraguay side to a silver medal in the football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games, losing 1-0 to Argentina in the final.

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Gamarra was the first player in the tournament to score an own goal, from an incoming free kick from David Beckham in his team's opening match against England, which eventually led to England's 1-0 win. (Scored after just three minutes, this became the fastest World Cup finals own goal in history, until the 2014 FIFA World Cup where Sead Kolašinac scored just after two minutes playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Argentina in the group stages.) During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Gamarra announced his retirement from the Paraguay national team.

Career statistics

[2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paraguay League Cup League Cup South America Total
1991 Cerro Porteño Primera División 23 0
1992 21 2
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1992-93 Independiente Primera División 8 0
Paraguay League Cup League Cup South America Total
1993 Cerro Porteño Primera División 15 0
1994 24 1
1995 10 1
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1995 Internacional Série A 17 0
1996 17 1
1997 0 0
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
1997-98 Benfica Portuguese Liga 13 0
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1998 Corinthians Série A 31 3
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
1999-00 Atlético Madrid La Liga 32 0
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2000 Flamengo Série A 4 1
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2001-02 AEK Athens Super League 24 0
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2002-03 Internazionale Serie A 14 0
2003-04 10 0
2004-05 3 0
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2005 Palmeiras Série A 30 1
2006 3 1
Paraguay League Cup League Cup South America Total
2007 Olimpia Primera División 25 1
2008
Total Paraguay 118 5
Argentina 8 0
Brazil 102 7
Portugal 13 0
Spain 32 0
Greece 24 0
Italy 27 0
Career total 324 12

International goals

Paraguay U23

Score and Result list Paraguay's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 July 1992 Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain  Morocco 3–0 3–1[3] 1992 Summer Olympics
2. 15 August 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Ghana 1–0 1–2 2004 Summer Olympics

Honours

Player

Club

Cerro Porteño

Internacional

Corinthians

Flamengo

AEK Athens

Internazionale

International

Paraguay

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ rsssf: Paraguay record international footballers
  2. ↑ カルロス･ガマラ
  3. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/barcelona1992/matches/round=1325/match=10009/index.html

External links

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