Julio Edgar Gaviria Arenas (1 April 1945 – 30 March 2009) was a Colombian

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Club career

Gaviria was the son of former goalkeeper Julio "Chonto" Gaviria. He played as a defender for several clubs in Colombia, including

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...

and

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

, where he won championships in 1972 and 1979.

International career

Gaviria also made appearances for the

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, and was selected to play at the

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Death

Gaviria died in

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

on 30 March 2009.

Honors

* Colombian Championship: 1972, 1979

References

External links

Profile at GolGolGol.net
1945 births 2009 deaths Colombian men's footballers Millonarios F.C. players América de Cali footballers Categoría Primera A players Colombia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Medellín {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub