Gustavo Neffa

Gustavo Neffa
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez
Date of birth (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Playing position Left winger, striker
Youth career
1987–1988 Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987-1989 Olimpia Asunción 48 (28)
1989–1992 Cremonese 46 (3)
1992–1998 Boca Juniors[1] 39 (8)
– Dallas Burn 4
National team
1992 Paraguay U23
1989–1997 Paraguay 45 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez (born 30 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 Boca Juniors , 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. ↑ (in Italian) Gustavo, il paraguaiano che ha dato il nome a Neffa (Gazzetta.it)


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