Federico Vilar
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| Federico Vilar | ||
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| Full name | Federico Vilar Baudena | |
| Date of birth | May 30, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Junín, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
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| Current club | CF Atlante | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1993-2000 | Boca Juniors | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2002 2002 2003 2003-Present |
Almirante Brown Zitácuaro Acapulco CF Atlante |
42 (0) ? (?) ? (?) 186 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Federico Vilar (born May 30, 1977) known as El Jefe, is an Argentinian-Italian goalkeeper for one of Mexico's premier league teams: Atlante. Federico begun his career playing for Boca Juniors of Argentina from 1993 to 2000 and also played for Almirante Brown from Argentina from 2000 to 2001. He then migrated to Mexico and played for second division team Acapulco until making his debut in Mexico's First Division on December 1, 2003 against Monterrey.[1]
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[edit] About
Federico is well known for his incredible reflexes and has established himself as one of Mexico’s best goalkeepers, Vilar also possess a deadly striking ability and has managed to score goals from the free kick distance. His charisma and leadership ability has also earned him the title of team captain.
[edit] Free Kicks
"El Jefe" has scored two goals in his four year career at Atlante. Which doesn't sound like much, but is good considering he is a goalie. Both the goals were scored by as free kicks. Another consideration, is that he actually does not take much of the free kicks for Atlante. When he does, they are striked more than well. The first one, agains Necaxa, was scored on February 1, 2004. The other was scored on August 12, 2006, against Cruz Azul.[2] He also scored a goal by free kick against the Chilean champion Colo - Colo during an exhibition match.
[edit] References
- ^ Information on debut, etc.. esmas.com.
- ^ Video of Vilar's second goal in Mexico.. youtube.com.
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