Justo Wilmar Villar Viveros (born 30 June 1977) is a Paraguayan former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Other than in his own country, he also played in Argentina, Spain and Chile, in a senior career that lasted 22 years.
A
Paraguay international on 120 occasions, Villar represented the nation in three
World Cups
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and seven
Copa América
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tournaments.
Club career
Born in
Cerrito,
Ñeembucú Department
Ñeembucú (; Guaraní: ''Ñe'ẽmbuku'') is a department located in the south of the Eastern Region of Paraguay. The capital is Pilar. The department is almost entirely rural, and is home to some of the oldest and best-preserved Jesuit ruins, ...
, Villar started his career at
Club Sol de América
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where he was coached by legendary
Ever Hugo Almeida
Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club El Nacional.
Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturalized ...
, also a goalkeeper, as the team also included another player in that position as their coach,
Modesto Sandoval
Modesto Sandoval (born 12 February 1941) is a Paraguayan former goalkeeper. He now lives in Luque and he is the goalkeeper trainer for Cerro Porteño.
Professional career
He initiated his career in the Club Sportivo Luqueño from 1960 to 1964 hav ...
.
In 2001, he moved to
Club Libertad
Club Libertad is a professional association football, football club based in Asunción, Paraguay that currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División. The club plays its home games at Estadio Tigo La Huerta; which holds 10,100 people.
Fo ...
, where he was reunited with Sandoval: he won back-to-back
Paraguayan Primera División
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titles with the side, in 2002 and 2003, signing the following year with
Argentina
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's
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
.
As an undisputed starter, Villar helped Newell's to the
2004 Apertura championship, also being considered by the press as the ''Goalkeeper of the Year'' – previously, he had won the
Paraguayan Footballer of the Year
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award (2004).
In January 2008, terms were agreed upon between Newell's and
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system.
The club colo ...
of Spain for Villar's transfer, effective in the summer. On 14 July, he was officially presented by his new club; due to starter
Sergio Asenjo
Sergio Asenjo Andrés (; born 28 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a goalkeeper.
He started his professional career with Valladolid in 2007, making 47 senior appearances in his first spell. He then ...
's injury, he was able to appear in 15
La Liga
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matches in
his first year.
During the
2009–10 season, Villar constantly battled for first-choice status with
Jacobo
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Surname:
* Alfredo Jacobo (born 1982), Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Mexico
* Cesar Chavez Jacobo, Dominican profession ...
, featuring in 23 games as the
Castile and León
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It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...
side returned to
Segunda División
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after a three-year stay. He was released in June 2011 at the age of 34, mainly due to his high salary.
The following month, Villar moved back to Argentina and signed a three-year deal with
Estudiantes de La Plata
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. In 2013 he returned to his homeland, joining
Club Nacional
Club Nacional is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1904, the club currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, and holds its home games at Estadio Arsenio Erico.
In ...
.
Villar changed clubs and countries again on 18 June 2013, after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year contract with
Colo-Colo
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in the
Chilean Primera División. He helped them
win the Clausura in his debut campaign, as first-choice.
Ater
one season with
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
-based
Club Nacional
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In ...
, Villar announced his retirement from professional football at age 41, adding he wished to remain active in the sport.
International career
Villar represented
Paraguay
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at the
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and received his first
cap
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for
the full side two years later. He also appeared with
the under-23s at the
2000 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament, making four appearances.
Having been selected for the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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, backing up
José Luis Chilavert
José Luis Félix Chilavert González (; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, RC Strasbourg, ...
, Villar was already a starter in the
2006 edition, but had a brief participation: during the first seven minutes of the opener against
England
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, just after
Carlos Gamarra
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's
own goal
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, he got injured, was replaced by
Aldo Bobadilla and subsequently sidelined for the rest of the tournament, in which the national team was eliminated in the first round.
In the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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in South Africa, Villar played all the matches for the eventual quarter-finalists and only conceded two goals, against
Italy
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in the group stage (1–1) and
Spain
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, i ...
in the last-eight match (0–1, also saving a
Xabi Alonso
Xabier Alonso Olano (, ; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his hom ...
penalty
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), and was selected as
captain
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. During the
2011 Copa América
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he was again first-choice and captain, and helped his team reach
the final
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, notably saving a penalty in the quarter-finals
shootout
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against
Brazil
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(0–0 after 120 minutes); he was named the Best Goalkeeper for his displays during the competition, keeping
clean sheets
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Shutouts are usuall ...
in three games.
Villar played four games in the
2015 Copa América
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, helping Paraguay to the fourth place in
Chile
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Libertad
*
Paraguayan Primera División
The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vi ...
: 2002, 2003
Newell's Old Boys
*
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
:
2004 Apertura
Colo-Colo
*
Campeonato Nacional (Chile):
2014 Clausura,
2015 Apertura
*
Copa Chile
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: runner-up
2015
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Paraguay
*
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
: runner-up
2011
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Individual
*
Paraguayan Footballer of the Year
The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper '' ABC Color''. Players that participate in thi ...
: 2004
*
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
: Best Goalkeeper
2011
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See also
*
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...
*
Players and Records in Paraguayan Football
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
People from Ñeembucú Department
Paraguayan footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Paraguayan Primera División players
Club Sol de América footballers
Club Libertad footballers
Club Nacional footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Real Valladolid players
Chilean Primera División players
Colo-Colo footballers
Paraguay under-20 international footballers
Paraguay international footballers
1999 Copa América players
2001 Copa América players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
2004 Copa América players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
2007 Copa América players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
2011 Copa América players
2015 Copa América players
Copa América Centenario players
Paraguayan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
FIFA Century Club