Pablo Cavallero

Pablo Cavallero
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez
Date of birth	April 13, 1974 (age 37)
Place of birth	Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper (retired)
Youth career
	Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
National team
Competitor for Argentina
Men's Football
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Cavallero and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez (born 13 April 1974 in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Eight years of his professional career were spent in Spain, with three different clubs, namely Celta de Vigo.

[edit] Club career

During his time with Celta, he won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in 2002–03, as the Galician side eventually reached the UEFA Champions League. He allowed 27 goals in 34 games, a goals-per-match average of 0.79.

After about one year without professional football, Cavallero moved to Uruguay with first division outfit Club Atlético Peñarol, retiring in 2009 at the age of 35.

Cavallero played 26 times for Argentina in an eight-year span, and was a participant at the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the national team win silver, and the 1998 and the 2002 FIFA World Cups (starting in the latter).^[1]