Pablo Dorado

Pablo Dorado
	Dorado with Uruguay in 1930
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Aniceto Dorado Gallinares
Date of birth	22 June 1908
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	18 November 1978 (aged 70)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1929–1931	C.A Bella Vista
1932–1935	River Plate
Total
International career
1929–1932	Uruguay
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Aniceto Dorado Gallinares (22 June 1908 in Montevideo – 18 November 1978) was a footballer who played for the Uruguay national team.^[2] He represented his country at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and is better known for being the first ever player to score in a World Cup final. In the final against Argentina, he scored the first goal of the match in the 12th minute, putting the hosts Uruguay in front by shooting the ball through the legs of Argentine goalkeeper Juan Botasso.^[3]

Dorado played club football for C.A. Bella Vista in Uruguay and River Plate in Argentina (1931–1935).

International goals[edit]

Uruguay's goal tally first


#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Romania	1–0	4–0	1930 FIFA World Cup
2.	30 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Argentina	1–0	4–2	1930 FIFA World Cup Final
3.	18 May 1932	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Argentina	1–0	1–0	Friendly

References[edit]

^ "Dorado, Pablo".
^ "Pablo Dorado". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Dorado, Pablo".

[AUF-2] "Pablo Dorado". Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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