Pablo Cavallero

Pablo Cavallero
Personal information
Full namePablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez
Date of birth13 April 1974
Place of birthLomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–1998Vélez Sársfield15(0)
1998–1999→ Unión Santa Fe (loan)34(0)
1999–2000Espanyol26(0)
2000–2004Celta121(0)
2005–2008Levante43(0)
2008–2009Peñarol15(0)
Total254(0)
National team
1996Argentina Olympic4(0)
1996–2004Argentina26(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cavallero and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez (born 13 April 1974) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Nine years of his professional career were spent in Spain, with three different clubs, mainly Celta. He appeared in 152 La Liga games over the course of eight seasons.

An Argentine international for eight years, Cavallero played with his country in two World Cups and the 2004 Copa América.

Club career

Cavallero was born in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province. During his professional career he played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Unión de Santa Fe, RCD Espanyol, Celta de Vigo and Levante UD (the last three in Spain's La Liga). With the last club he also competed in Segunda División, appearing in 38 games out of a possible 42 in the 2005–06 season as it returned to the top level.

In his four-year spell with Celta, Cavallero won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in 2002–03, as the Galicians eventually reached the UEFA Champions League. He allowed 27 goals in 34 matches, a goals-per-match average of 0.79.

After about one year without professional football, Cavallero moved to Uruguay with first division side C.A. Peñarol, retiring in 2009 at the age of 35.

International career

Cavallero played 26 times for Argentina in an eight-year span, and was a participant at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the national team win silver, and the 1998 and the 2002 FIFA World Cups (starting in the latter).[1]

Honours

Club

Vélez
Espanyol
Celta

Country

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Pablo Cavallero – FIFA competition record

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