José Luis Félix Chilavert González (; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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for
Sportivo Luqueño,
Guaraní,
San Lorenzo de Almagro
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,
Real Zaragoza
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,
Vélez Sarsfield,
RC Strasbourg
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,
Peñarol
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The nam ...
and the
Paraguay national team.
Chilavert won 12 club titles, including the
1994 Copa Libertadores and the
1994 Intercontinental Cup
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, while playing for Vélez Sarsfield, and is a three-time
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
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award winner. A fast and agile shot-stopper, known for his leadership, strong personality, and goalkeeping ability, he was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world in his prime;
outside of his goalkeeping position, Chilavert was also known for his outfield skills and ability as a
free kick specialist,
and often took
penalties. He scored 67 goals in his professional career, many of them crucial, including eight in international matches. Four of his international goals were scored during Paraguay's
qualification
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Processes
* Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress
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for the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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. Chilavert is the
second-highest goalscoring goalkeeper of all time, surpassed only by
Brazil
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ian keeper
Rogerio Ceni, and is one of only three goalkeepers to
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a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
. Chilavert was also known for his eccentricity and his fiery temper, which brought him his fair share of controversies; most notorious among them was his being sent off in 1997 for brawling with Colombian striker
Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger, most notably for Parma, Newcastle United and the Colombia national team.
Club career Early years
Afte ...
. He was nicknamed "''El Buldog''" ("The Bulldog") and often wore a cartoon bulldog on his goalkeeper jersey.
Chilavert appeared for the Paraguay national team 74 times from 1989 to 2003, scoring eight goals and representing the team at five major tournaments. Chilavert appeared for Paraguay at two
FIFA World Cup
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tournaments (
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
and
2002
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), where he served as captain on both occasions, and appeared in three
Copa América
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tournaments (
1991
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,
1993
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as:
* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
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, and
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
). Chilavert was also included in the
1998 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament.
Chilavert ran for
president of Paraguay
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in the
2023 general election under the Party of the Youth, getting less than 1% of the popular vote.
Early years
Chilavert grew up in
Luque
Luque () is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War ...
,
Gran Asunción
Greater Asunción () is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción.
It consists of twenty cities: Asunción itself, the capital, and the surrounding cities in Central Department. One in three Paraguayans live in this metrop ...
, in a poor family, and walked barefoot until the age of seven.
His parents were Catalino Chilavert, a state bureaucrat, and Nicolasa González. At the age of five, he had three siblings and two responsibilities: to milk cows and sell the milk in Ñu Guazú, a rural suburb of Luque. One of his siblings,
Rolando Chilavert, is also a football player.
Club career
Chilavert made his footballing debut with
Sportivo Luqueño, where he was trained by
Modesto Sandoval. In 1989, he played for the Paraguay national team for the first time.
He later moved to
Spain
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, where he played for
Real Zaragoza
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. In 1988, whilst Chilavert played for Real Zaragoza, he stated that "the fans used to freak out" when he would come out with the ball at his feet and "scream at me to get back in goal. I've never stopped to think about what others are saying. I just rely on my abilities. Later on, I started to practice penalties and free kicks until they gave me the job for real".
Chilavert admitted to staying behind after training to practice 80 to 120 free kicks, which in his opinion was how he got better.
After his time at Real Zaragoza, he moved to Argentina, where he played with
Vélez Sársfield, helping them win the
Primera División four times, as well as the
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
and the
Intercontinental Cup, both in 1994. In 1999, he became the first goalkeeper known to score a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
in the history of professional football, while playing for Vélez against
Ferro Carril Oeste
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, scoring all three goals through penalties.
["Chilavert at the treble"](_blank)
. ''The Guardian
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''. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 13 March 2013. He also scored a free kick from behind the half-way line against
River Plate.
["José Luis Chilavert: I will try to score in Germany"](_blank)
FIFA
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. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
In the
2001 Coupe de France Final, Chilavert scored the winning penalty in the shootout victory over
Amiens
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.
International career
Chilavert was voted ''World Goalkeeper of the Year'' by the
IFFHS
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in 1995, 1997, and 1998. He was sent off alongside
Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger, most notably for Parma, Newcastle United and the Colombia national team.
Club career Early years
Afte ...
in the qualifiers, in which Asprilla had to convince a hitman to not murder Chilavert afterwards. Chilavert participated in the
1998 World Cup, where he became the first goalkeeper ever to take a direct free kick in the World Cup finals, almost scoring against
Bulgaria
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. With two clean sheets in the first round, he helped take Paraguay to the round of sixteen, where the team lost to
France
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on a
golden goal
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scored by
Laurent Blanc
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. Chilavert had made boasts about being the Cup's best goalkeeper before the tournament,
and after the tournament,
FIFA
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indeed named Chilavert on the tournament All-Star Squad for his performances, alongside French goalkeeper
Fabien Barthez.
Chilavert refused to take part in the
1999 Copa América
The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited CONCAC ...
, angering the Paraguayan government, as he claimed funding should be used for education.
FIFA gave Chilavert a four-game suspension (later reduced to three) for spitting on
Brazil
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's
Roberto Carlos
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at the conclusion of a
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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game. As a result, he watched Paraguay's first game of the 2002 World Cup against
South Africa
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from the stands.
["Flamboyant Chilavert still Paraguay's biggest star"](_blank)
. ''CNN Sports Illustrated''. 25 April 2002. Chilavert accused Roberto Carlos of racism and of making obscene gestures during the match.
Chilavert later claimed that Roberto Carlos came up to him after the match and said "
Indian, we have won 2–0, you are a disaster".
["Chilavert accuses Roberto Carlos of racism"](_blank)
. ''The Guardian''. 23 August 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2013. He also justified his action by saying he had been provoked by the Brazilians, who had called him the weakest link of Paraguay before the match, and also claimed the match was like a war and that Brazil should return land to Paraguay lost in the
War of the Triple Alliance in the 19th century.
Before the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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, Paraguay manager
Cesare Maldini
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Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Trie ...
had faced criticism in Paraguay, but Chilavert defended Maldini for his experience. He also expressed great confidence in the ability of the Paraguayan team and downplayed his role on the team. During the World Cup, Chilavert made an error against
Spain
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on
Morientes' 2–1 goal as Paraguay lost 3–1. Chilavert almost redeemed himself later with a good free kick attempt, but the shot was saved by
Casillas. Before the match, Chilavert had vowed to score against Spain if Paraguay got a free kick "within range". Before the last match in the group stage, Paraguay had to beat
Slovenia
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and Spain had to beat South Africa, with a combined margin of three goals, for Paraguay to go through to the last 16. The match started badly for Paraguay, with
Carlos Paredes sent off in the 21st minute, and continued with
Milenko Ačimovič taking the lead for the Slovenians right before half-time after Chilavert failed to grip the ball and allowed it to slip between his legs into the goal. But Paraguay – inspired by substitutes
Nelson Cuevas
Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (; born 10 January 1980) is a Paraguayan former footballer and current singer.
He represented the Paraguay national football team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and the 1999 and 2007 Copa América tour ...
and
Jorge Campos – recovered to defeat Slovenia 3–1, scoring three times in the last 25 minutes, and when Spain also defeated South Africa 3–2, that victory meant that Paraguay was through to the next round, where they would play
Germany
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. In their second-round match against Germany, despite several saves from Chilavert, Paraguay lost 1–0, courtesy of a late
Oliver Neuville
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During an 18-year professional career which began in Switzerland, he played mainly for German ...
goal.
In total, Chilavert earned 74 international caps for Paraguay and achieved a goalkeeper record of eight international goals. He retired from international football in 2003.
Retirement and post-career

Chilavert announced his retirement from football in December 2003, but decided to come out of retirement to return to Vélez. Chilavert had just won the Uruguayan league with
Peñarol
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The nam ...
when he initially retired. He finally retired permanently in 2004, playing his last match, a farewell
testimonial
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, on 11 November of that year – fittingly, he scored a goal.
In 2005, Chilavert received a suspended six-month prison sentence in France for the use of false documents related to the compensation for the end of his contract with
Strasbourg
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.
Chilavert was a commentator for American television network
Univision
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during the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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and
2010 FIFA World Cup
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, alongside
Jorge Pérez-Navarro. Chilavert vowed that if he had gone to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, he would have tried again to become the first goalkeeper to score a goal.
Personal life and personality
Chilavert is married to Marcela, an English language teacher he met in Buenos Aires while playing for
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...
. In 1998, they had a daughter named Anahí.
Controversies
Chilavert has allegedly thrown punches at
Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger, most notably for Parma, Newcastle United and the Colombia national team.
Club career Early years
Afte ...
and
Diego Maradona
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.
He was suspended for four matches for his altercation with the former that occurred during a World Cup qualifier in 1997.
He once received a suspended prison sentence for attacking a physiotherapist.
Chilavert was a guest commentator for
Univision
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during the
Copa América Centenario but was removed from the broadcasts after
CONMEBOL
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President
Alejandro Dominguez told the network to remove Chilavert. Chilavert had criticized Dominguez and called him corrupt on the air during Paraguay's
Group A
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match against
Colombia
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.
In 2018, Chilavert called for the expulsion of the British ambassador to Paraguay
Matthew Hedges after the latter made controversial statements about the conviction of 12 farmers in a case relating to the violent deaths of six police officers and 11 rural workers in 2012. During the altercation, Chilavert made
anglophobic and
homophobic
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comments, the latter referencing Hedges's
homosexuality
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, calling him 'anormal'.
Leadership and morality
Chilavert defended
Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini (; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender.
Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Trie ...
from press criticism when Maldini was appointed as Paraguay's coach for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Chilavert stated that "About 90% of sports journalists in Paraguay are incompetent" and welcomed criticism following Paraguay's performance in Korea and Japan if they were to perform poorly.
During his career, Chilavert was touted as Paraguay's future president.
Chilavert was labelled "a revolutionary the kind of which South America has not seen since the days of
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (14th May 1928 – 9 October 1967) was an Argentines, Argentine Communist revolution, Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and Military theory, military theorist. A majo ...
."
Chilavert refused to participate at the
1999 Copa América
The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited CONCAC ...
on home soil, complaining about the incompetence of the local directors. Despite being officially honoured by the government, he said that his country should invest money in education rather than football.
Chilavert also routinely dismissed his country's politicians as corrupt, incompetent and responsible for keeping many Paraguayans in poverty. He claimed that when his playing days were over, he would stand for president and enforce his own brand of law and order.
During 2008 and 2009, the former goalkeeper demonstrated his support for Paraguayan Olympic thrower
Edgar Baumann
Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born 16 April 1970 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan former Javelin Thrower, current Javelin Coach, Sports Promoter and Businessperson. He is of German descent.
Baumann won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American G ...
against corruption in Paraguayan sport when the athlete had been robbed of his right to compete at the 2000 Sydney Olympics due to a scandal from the Paraguayan Olympic Committee. Chilavert supported Baumann during the lawsuit which had been filed against the Olympic Committee with Chilavert stated that the then president of the Olympic Committee, Ramón Zubizarreta, should be expulsed for hurting athletes and not giving them benefits.
In 2009, Chilavert, along with
Claudio Escauriza, Tomás Orué and lawyer Alejandro Rubin, attended a Press Conference at Asunción Shopping Centre Shopping del Sol, in support of Edgar Baumann, who had received a favourable ruling from the Paraguay Supreme Court in a case against the Paraguay Olympic Committee president Ramón Zubizarreta for robbing him the right of competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics and also taking his sums of money that he earned from his scholarship.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chilavert goal.''
Honours
Guarani
*
Primera División:
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
Vélez Sársfield
*
Primera División:
1993 Clausura,
1995 Apertura,
1996 Clausura,
1998 Clausura
*
Copa Libertadores
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:
1994
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In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
*
Intercontinental Cup:
1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
*
Copa Interamericana
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: 1994 (played in 1996)
*
Supercopa Sudamericana:
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
*
Recopa Sudamericana
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:
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
Strasbourg
*
Coupe de France
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:
2000–01
Peňarol
*
Primera División:
2003
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In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
Individual
*
Equipo Ideal de América: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
*
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
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: 1995, 1997, 1998
*
Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1996
*
South American Footballer of the Year: 1996
*
FIFA World Cup
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: All-star team 1998
*
FIFA XI: 2001
*
World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time
*
IFFHS
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Legends
* Copa América Historical Dream Team: 2011
References
External links
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IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Yearat
RSSSF
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The World's most successful goalscoring Goalkeepers of all timeat
IFFHS
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chilavert, Jose Luis
1965 births
Living people
Footballers from Luque
Paraguayan men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Sportivo Luqueño players
Club Guaraní players
Real Zaragoza players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Copa Libertadores–winning players
Peñarol players
Argentine Primera División players
La Liga players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Uruguayan Primera División players
South American Footballer of the Year winners
Paraguay men's international footballers
1991 Copa América players
1993 Copa América players
1997 Copa América players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in France
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
Sportsperson-politicians
21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen