Sergio Litvak

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Sergio Litvak
Personal information
Date of birth 17 October 1927
Date of death 15 December 1987(1987-12-15) (aged 60)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1951 Emelec
1952–1957 Universidad Católica
National team
1954 Chile U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sergio Litvak (Ukrainian: Сергій Літвяк, 17 October 1927 – 15 December 1987) was a Chilean football goalkeeper.[1]

Career[]

Litvak began his professional playing career in Ecuador with Club Sport Emelec in 1947. He played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile from 1952 to 1957.[2][3] Litvak was part of the side that won the 1954 Chilean Primera División and was instrumental winning in the final against Colo-Colo, making the start following an injury to regular goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone.[4]

Litvak was selected to play for Chile at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, but did not participate in any matches.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sergio Litvak". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Українські колумби Американського футбола (in Ukrainian). Legioner Kulichki. 21 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Ingenierios UC en el deporte" (in Spanish). Ingenieria UC. October 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09.
  4. ^ "1954 Pastillas para calmar a Litvak" (in Spanish). Diario la Tercera. 6 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Tournaments - Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Helsinki 1952 - Chile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2011.

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