Gustavo Neffa

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Neffa and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Gustavo Neffa
Personal information
Full nameGustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez
Date of birth3 November 1971
Place of birthAsunción, Paraguay
Playing positionLeft winger, striker
Youth career
1987–1988Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1989Olimpia Asunción28(20)
1989–1992Cremonese46(3)
1992Unión de Santa Fe16(3)
1992–1994Boca Juniors[1]19(0)
1995Estudiantes?(?)
1996–1998Sol de América?(?)
2000Dallas Burn0(0)
National team
1992Paraguay U23
1989–1991Paraguay15(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez (born 3 November 1971 in Asunción) is a retired footballer from Paraguay.

He started his career on Olimpia Asunción, and at the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese, where he failed to make his breakthrough. He returned in South America in 1992, playing for Unión de Santa Fe, Boca Juniors and Estudiantes, before leaving football and marrying tennis player Rossana de los Ríos, who gave him a daughter. He also made a short comeback as a player/coach to Dallas Burn in 2000, just appearing on one pre-season match.[2] He also appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the Paraguayan football team, playing a single match against Ghana; it was during this experience that Neffa met his future wife Rossana.

Italian musician Neffa took his name as a homage to Gustavo. Today they are known to be good friends .[3]

International

Neffa made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 1 July 1989 in the 1989 Copa América match against Peru (5-2) win, in which he scored once (2-1). He obtained a total number of 15 international caps, scoring four goals for the national side.

References

  1. ↑ Todos los extranjeros que jugaron en Boca Juniors
  2. ↑ Preseason vs Kansas City
  3. ↑ (Italian) Gustavo, il paraguaiano che ha dato il nome a Neffa (Gazzetta.it)

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