Vladimiro Tarnawski (russian: Владимир Тарнавский; uk, Володимир Тарнавський, translit=Volodymyr Tarnavs'kyy; born 19 August 1939), also known as Vladimiro Tarnawsky and Walter Tarnawsky, and nicknamed ''Ruso'' (Spanish for Russian), is a retired

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born in the

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Career

Born in the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

, Tarnawski began his professional playing career in

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with

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in 1951. He played for

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 ...

from 1957 to 1960,

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, ...

from 1960 to 1962 and

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in 1963. He also made one appearance for the

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, Chile's first victory against Argentina, on 18 November 1959. Tarnawski finished his playing career in the

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, making 17 appearances for NASL side

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during the 1968 season. He also played for Gotschee USC.

References

External links

Vladimiro Tarnawsky
at BDFA.com.ar
Ukrainian Football Diaspora @ Sport.ua
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarnawsky, Vladimiro 1939 births Living people Footballers from Kyiv Naturalized citizens of Argentina Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Argentine Primera División players Boston Beacons players Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Soviet emigrants to Argentina Ukrainian emigrants to Argentina North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Association football goalkeepers