- Ricardo Tavarelli
Football player infobox
playername = Ricardo Tavarelli
fullname = Ricardo Javier Tavarelli Paiva
height =
nickname = Mono
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|8|2
cityofbirth =Asunción
countryofbirth =Paraguay
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =Tacuary
Olimpia
years = 1992-2003
2004
2005
2005
clubs = Olimpia
Grêmio
Olimpia
Sportivo Luqueño
caps(goals) = ? (?)
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nationalyears =
nationalteam = Paraguay
nationalcaps(goals) = ? (?)
pcupdate =Ricardo Javier Tavarelli Paiva (born
August 2 ,1970 inAsunción ,Paraguay ) is a former Paraguayan footballer, who played as agoalkeeper .Career
Tavarelli started his career in the youth divisions of
Tacuary and then moved to the youth divisions of Club Olimpia, where he made his debut in the first team squad in 1992, playing theTorneo Republica . [ [http://www.labarradelao.com.py/info/entrevistamono.html Entrevista a Tavarelli] ] In Olimpia he would go on to win several national and international championships, becoming a fan-favorite. Tavarelli was a pivotal part of the 2002 Olimpia team that won theCopa Libertadores . His skills helped Olimpia win two key penalty shoot-outs against Grêmio of Porto Alegre (semi-finals) andSao Caetano (finals). In 2004 he played for Grêmio ofBrazil with little success. Tavarelli returned to Club Olimpia and also had a brief sting playing forSportivo Luqueño before finally retiring. He earned the nickname "Mono" (monkey) because of his quick goalkeeping skills.Tavarelli was also part of the Paraguayan national team in the Korea / Japan
2002 FIFA World Cup . [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=178244/index.html FIFA Profile] ]Tavarelli's sister, Giselle, is the wife of footballer
Roque Santa Cruz .Titles
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