- Ubaldo Fillol
Football player infobox
playername = Ubaldo Fillol
fullname = Ubaldo Matildo Fillol
height =
nickname = El Pato
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|7|21
cityofbirth =San Miguel del Monte
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Goalkeeper ("Retired")
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1965-1971
1972-1973
1974-1983
1983
1984-1985
1985-1986
1986-1989
1989-1991
clubs = Quilmes AC
Racing Club
River PlateArgentinos Juniors
FlamengoAtlético Madrid
Racing Club
Vélez Sársfield
caps(goals) = 057 (0)
059 (0)
360 (0)
017 (0)
034 (0)
017 (0)
071 (0)
042 (0)
nationalyears = 1974-1985
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 058 (0)
pcupdate = May 2007Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (born
July 21 ,1950 inSan Miguel del Monte , Buenos Aires), nicknamed "El Pato" ("The Duck"), is an Argentine football coach and formergoalkeeper . He took part of 1974, 1978 (where he won the championship with his team and was voted Best Goalkeeper) and 1982 World Cups representing his country. He played in the South American qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, but he was finally not chosen for the final team that played (and won) in Mexico. All in all, he is rated as one of the best keepers of Football History.In 1977 Fillol was awarded the Olimpia de Plata as the Argentine sports writer's footballer of the year, he was the first goalkeeper ever to receive the award. At the 1978 World Cup, Fillol wore the jersey number 5, instead of 1 which is the standard for goalkeepers. This happened because Argentina, at that time, gave players their numbers alphabetically. The number 1 jersey was worn by
Norberto Alonso . For the same reason, Fillol wore the number 7 jersey at the 1982 tournament while Osvaldo Ardiles wore the number 1. This practice was last permitted in 1986.Coaching career
Fillol has served as the goalkeeping coach for the Argentina national team and had 30 games as first team coach of Racing Club
External links
* [http://www.ubaldofillol.com Official Web Site]
* [http://www.planetworldcup.com/LEGENDS/fillol.html Short biography]
* [http://www.superfutbol.com.ar/jugadores/ArgentinaFillol.htm Biography] (Spanish)
* [http://www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com/keeper/greatsframe.htm Biography]
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