Néstor Gonçalves

Néstor Gonçalvez

Personal information
Full name	Néstor Gonçalvez Martinicorena
Date of birth	(1936-04-27)27 April 1936
Place of birth	Cabellos, Artigas, Uruguay
Date of death	29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 80)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1970	Peñarol	574	(30)
National team
1957–1968	Uruguay	50	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Néstor Gonçalves 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.^[1] He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is considered to have been one of the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.^[2]

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.^[3]

Personal life[]

Gonçalves' son, Jorge Gonçalves, was also a professional footballer.^[4] He died on 29 December 2016 at the age of 80 after being hospitalized for kidney problems.^[5]

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: ^[6]

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