Cayetano Sapariti

Football player infobox
playername = Cayetano Sapariti


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dateofbirth = birth date|1887|1|14
cityofbirth = Montevideo
countryofbirth = Uruguay
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position = Goalkeeper
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clubs = Montevideo Wanderers
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nationalyears = 1905-1919
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 51 (0)
pcupdate = April 2008

Cayetano Sapariti (January 14 1887 ~ ?) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Uruguay national team between 1905 and 1919 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html rsssf: Uruguay record international footballers] ]

Biography

He made his debut for the national team at 18 years 179 days making him the third youngest international goalkeeper in history. [ [http://www.iffhs.de/?384f02788ac03f4d85fc8f14685fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeeda0a510 IFFHS record youngest goalkeepers] ]

He was part of the Uruguay team that won the Copa América tournament in 1916 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/16safull.html#rosters rsssf: Copa América 1916] ] and 1917 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/17safull.html#rosters rsssf: Copa América 1917] ] , he also participated in 1919. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/19safull.html#rosters rsssf: Copa América 1919] ]

His record of 51 caps in the goalkeeper position stood as a national record until it was surpassed by Rodolfo Rodríguez in 1983.

Sapariti played club football for Montevideo Wanderers, when they were one of the strongest teams in the amateur era of Uruguayan football and is remembered as one of the clubs most important players.

Honours

Uruguay

*Copa América: (2) 1916, 1917
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Wanderers

*Uruguayan league: (2) 1906, 1908
*Copa de Honor: (2) 1908, 1910
*Copa Competencia: (5) 1906, 1908, 1911, 1917, 1918
*Copa de Honor Cousenier: (1) 1908
*Cup Tie Competition: (3) 1911, 1917, 1918

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