Néstor Gonçalves
- December 29, 2016
- 80 years
About Néstor Gonçalves
Néstor Gonçalves, 80, Uruguayan footballer (Peñarol).
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Full Biography
|Néstor Goncálvez Martinicorena (27 April 1936 – 29 December 2016) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder for Uruguay in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is considered to have been one of the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.
Born in Cabellos, Artigas, Gonçalvez began his career playing football for Salto from 1953 to 1956. In 1957, he joined Peñarol, where he played until 1970.
Personal life
Gonçalves' son, Jorge Gonçalves, was also a professional footballer. Nestor died on 29 December 2016 at the age of 80 after being hospitalized for kidney problems.
Honours
Peñarol
- Primera División (9): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
- Copa Libertadores: 1960, 1961, 1966
- Intercontinental Cup: 1961, 1966
- Intercontinental Champions' Supercup: 1969
Individual
- World XI: 1966
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