Pablo Aniceto Dorado Gallinares (22 June 1908 in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

– 18 November 1978) was a

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who played for the Uruguay national team. He represented his country at the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...

and is better known for being the first ever player to score in a World Cup final. In the

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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 Juan Botasso (23 October 1908 – 5 October 1950) was an Argentine footballer. He played in goal for Argentina in the 1930 FIFA World Cup final on 30 July 1930, which was lost 4–2 to Uruguay. Botasso (sometimes written Bottaso) started his c ...

. Dorado played club football for

C.A. Bella Vista Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known simply as Bella Vista is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club plays its home games at Estadio José Nasazzi, which can hold 10,000 spectators. History Club Atlético Bella Vista was f ...

in Uruguay and River Plate in Argentina (1931–1935).

International goals

Uruguay's goal tally first

References

Footballers from Montevideo 1930 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Uruguay men's international footballers C.A. Bella Vista players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina 1908 births 1978 deaths {{Uruguay-footy-forward-stub