Ricardo Pavoni

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Ricardo Pavoni
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Elvio Pavoni Cúneo
Date of birth	August 8, 1943 (1943-08-08) (age 64)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position	Left Full-back
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1960-1964 1965-1976	Defensor Sporting Club Independiente	? (?) 423 (57)
National team
1962-1974	Uruguay	13 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Elvio Pavoni Cúneo (born August 8, 1943 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan former football (soccer) defender who played the majority of his career for Club Atlético Independiente in the Argentine First Division.

[edit] Biography

Pavoni was born in Montevideo, Uruguay and began his footballing career with the Montevidean club Defensor. Disillusioned with life as a footballer, he was on the point of abandoning the game completely and going to work in a casino as a croupier until he was convinced to play football for Independiente of Argentina. Undeniably one of Independiente's all-time stars, the left-sided full-back has been described as a natural leader and the perfect man-marker. He was also responsible for scoring 57 goals.

He arrived to Independiente at age 21 to replace Tomás Rolan, another Uruguayan who had suffered a serious injury. No-one could have predicted that Pavoni would make people forget about Rolan and would be part of one of the most memorable periods in the club's history. His first match for Independiente was on March 24, 1965 in a Copa Libertadores match. Independiente beat Boca Juniors by two goals to nil.

For twelve seasons (1965-1976) he was idolised by the Independiente fans. He was particularly remembered for his powering runs along the left wing, putting away free kicks with his left foot and for his frequent last-ditch efforts to clear the ball from the goal-line. He is considered by many to be the archetypal Uruguayan footballer.

Pavoni (affectively known as "el Chivo") won many honours during his career, including the Argentine first division championships three times, the Copa Libertadores 5 times, the Copa Interamericana on three occasions and one Copa Intercontinental. He was also a member of the Uruguayan squad that took part in the World Cup of 1974, in West Germany. Since retirement, he has been involved with the club as a trainer with reserve and youth teams. He has also been caretaker manager of the first team on several occasions.

[edit] Clubs

• Defensor Sporting (Uruguay) ~1965
• Club Atlético Independiente (Argentina) 1965-1976

[edit] Honours

[edit] National Competitions

• Independiente - Nacional 1967
• Independiente - Metropolitano 1970
• Independiente - Metropolitano 1971

[edit] International Club Competitions

• Independiente - Copa Libertadores de América 1965
• Independiente - Copa Libertadores de América 1972
• Independiente - Copa Interamericana 1973
• Independiente - Copa Libertadores de América 1973
• Independiente - Copa Intercontinental 1973
• Independiente - Copa Interamericana 1974]]
• Independiente - Copa Libertadores de América 1974
• Independiente - Copa Libertadores de América 1975
• Independiente - Copa Interamericana 1976

[edit] International career

• Pavoni played 13 times for the Uruguay national team between 1962 and 1974, scoring two goals^[1]. He was part of the Uruguay squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup^[2].

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile

[edit] References

v • d • e Uruguay squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup 1 Mazurkiewicz • 2 Jáuregui • 3 Masnik • 4 Forlán • 5 Montero Castillo • 6 Pavoni • 7 Cubilla • 8 Espárrago • 9 Morena • 10 Rocha • 11 Corbo • 12 Santos • 13 de Simone • 14 Garisto • 15 González • 16 Cardaccio • 17 Jiménez • 18 Mantegazza • 19 Milar • 20 Silva • 21 Gómez • 22 Fernández • Coach: Porta