Rodolfo Gamarra

Rodolfo Gamarra
Personal information
Full name Rodolfo Vicente Gamarra Varela
Date of birth 10 December 1988 (1988-12-10) (age 23)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Libertad
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2004 Sportivo Limpeño
2004–2008 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008– Libertad 67 (14)
National team‡
2004 Paraguay U-16 ? (?)
2010– Paraguay 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gamarra and the second or maternal family name is Varela.

Rodolfo Vicente Gamarra Varela (born 10 December 1988) is a Paraguayan football forward who plays for Libertad in the Paraguayan Primera División.

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Career

Club

Gamarra played his first professional game with Libertad in the Paraguayan Primera División on 18 November 2008, on a 1–1 draw against Tacuary.[1] On 20 May 2009 he scored his two first professional goals in the 4–1 victory over 12 de Octubre.[2]

National team

Gamarra won with the Paraguayan U-16 team the 2004 U-16 South American Championship. He played his first game for the senior national team in 2009, in an unofficial friendly against Chile. He was called by coach Gerardo Martino for the final Paraguayan squad to play at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with only 2 official international games played to that date.

References

  1. ^ Sergio Peña (2008-11-12). "Tacuary también le pone freno a Libertad" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. http://archivo.abc.com.py/2008-11-12/articulos/468809/tacuary-tambien-le-pone-freno-a-libertad. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
  2. ^ Sergio Peña (2009-05-21). "Libertad se arrima a Cerro" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. http://archivo.abc.com.py/2009-05-21/articulos/523808/libertad-se-arrima-a-cerro. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 

External links

Paraguay squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Club Libertad – current squad