Gustavo Neffa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | Olimpia Asunción | 28 | (20) |
| 1989–1992 | Cremonese | 46 | (3) |
| 1992 | Unión de Santa Fe | 16 | (3) |
| 1992–1994 | Boca Juniors[1] | 19 | (0) |
| 1995 | Estudiantes | ? | (?) |
| 1996–1998 | Sol de América | ? | (?) |
| 2000 | Dallas Burn | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 1989–1991 | Paraguay | 15 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez (born 30 November 1971 in Asunción) is a retired footballer from Paraguay.
He started his career on Olimpia Asunción, and at the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese, where he failed to make his breakthrough. He returned in South America in 1992, playing for Unión de Santa Fe, Boca Juniors and Estudiantes, before leaving football and marrying tennis player Rossana de los Ríos, who gave him a daughter. He also made a short comeback as a player/coach to Dallas Burn in 2000, just appearing on one pre-season match.[2] He also appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the Paraguayan football team, playing a single match against Ghana; it was during this experience that Neffa met his future wife Rossana.
Italian musician Neffa took his name as a homage to Gustavo. Today they are known to be good friends .[3]
International
Neffa made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 1 July 1989 in the 1989 Copa América match against Peru (5-2) win, in which he scored once (2-1). He obtained a total number of 15 international caps, scoring four goals for the national side.
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- Living people
- 1971 births
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- 1989 Copa América players
- 1991 Copa América players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Sol de América footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- U.S. Cremonese players
- Unión de Santa Fe footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- FC Dallas players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Paraguayan expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Association football forwards
- Olympic footballers of Paraguay
- Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Asunción