Vicente Arraya Castro (25 January 1922 – 21 November 1992) was a Bolivian
football goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
who played for
Bolivia in the
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...
.
1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil
/ref> He also played for Ferroviario La Paz, and 8 matches for Club Atlético Atlanta
Club Atlético Atlanta is an Argentine sports club from the Villa Crespo district of Buenos Aires. Nicknamed ''Los Bohemios'' ("The Bohemians"), Atlanta is mostly known for its football team, although the institution also hosts the practise of ba ...
of Argentina
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, in 1944-45. He was the first Bolivian player in the Argentina First Division. He managed the national team in 1959.
References
External links
FIFA profile
1922 births
1992 deaths
People from Oruro, Bolivia
Bolivian men's footballers
Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
Bolivia men's international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
1949 South American Championship players
1950 FIFA World Cup players
Club Atlético Atlanta footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Bolivian football managers
Bolivia national football team managers
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