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Diego Gavilán Personal information Full name Diego Antonio Gavilán Zarate Date of birth 1 March 1980 Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defensive Midfielder Club information Current club Olimpia Youth career 1996–1998 Cerro Porteño Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–1999 Cerro Porteño 24 (7) 1999–2003 Newcastle United 7 (1) 2002–2003 → UAG (Loan) 14 (1) 2003 → Internacional (Loan) 39 (5) 2003–2004 → Udinese (Loan) 0 (0) 2004–2005 Internacional 57 (2) 2005–2007 Newell's 26 (1) 2007 Grêmio 17 (0) 2008 Flamengo 4 (0) 2008 Portuguesa 22 (0) 2009 Independiente 5 (0) 2010 Olimpia 2 (0) 2011 - Juan Aurich National team‡ 2000– Paraguay 43 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 2009This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gavilán and the second or maternal family name is Zarate.Diego Antonio Gavilán Zarate (born 1 March 1980, Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays for Juan Aurich and the Paraguay national football team.
Career
Gavilán's nickname pampero - meaning the horse that runs like the wind - offers a fair indication of his purposeful and hard-running style. He began his top-flight career at Cerro Porteño, and he became the first ever Paraguayan to play in England, when he signed for Newcastle United in 2000.
Gavilán cost Newcastle £2m when he left his native Paraguay behind at the age of just 19. He made his Premiership debut in a 2-2 draw at Sunderland. He struggled however, to stake a real claim for a first team place, making some appearances for the club as a substitute. He scored once in the league, against Coventry in a 2-0 win in April 2000.[1]
Gavilán was loaned out to Tecos UAG in Mexico for the year 2002, by which time he had played only two further games for the club.
In 2003, he joined Internacional of Brazil. In 2006, Gavilán signed with the Argentinian side Newell's Old Boys. He signed the following year with Grêmio, returning to the city of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
Gavilán then joined Independiente on loan, and is currently with Portuguesa until November.
References
- ^ "Newcastle 2 - 0 Coventry". 4TheGame. 29 April 2000. http://www.4thegame.com/matchcentre/premiership/reports/76647/nufcccfc.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera Statistics
Paraguay squads Paraguay squad – 1999 Copa América Paraguay squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Chilavert (c) • 2 Arce • 3 Sarabia • 4 Gamarra • 5 Ayala • 6 Struway • 7 Báez • 8 Alvarenga • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Acuña • 11 Campos • 12 Villar • 13 Paredes • 14 Gavilán • 15 Bonet • 16 Morínigo • 17 Franco • 18 Cáceres • 19 Sanabria • 20 Cardozo • 21 Caniza • 22 Tavarelli • 23 Cuevas • Coach: MaldiniParaguay squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Cerro Porteño footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players
- Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
- 1999 Copa América players
- Estudiantes Tecos players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- Paraguayan expatriates in Italy
- Paraguayan people of Spanish descent
- Premier League players
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Primera División Argentina players
- Serie A footballers
- People from Asunción
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