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	(0)
International career
1957–1968	Uruguay	50	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is considered to have been one of the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.

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.

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

External links

• FIFA profile