Experienced men as Chilavert, Gamarra, Celso Ayala and the “Bull” Mints they classified to Paraguay for France ’98. This World one will be unforgettable for the “guaraníes” given that the team managed to pass from round in an exacting group leaving on the road to Spain and to Bulgaria. In eighth of end, the finally champion France needed 118 minutes to fold the brave Paraguayans and to eliminate them thus of the Cup.

An anecdote that paints to Chilavert of entire body: when every France celebrated the goal of Blanc, a Paraguayan defender lay on the lawn and Chilavert raised it, harangued it and did that all the Paraguayan team abandoned the playing field with the well high front. Chilavert went of the Cup, but the respect was gained and the admiration of the entire world of the soccer.

Before the trip to France. Chilavert conquered a new star with Vélez Sarsfield: the Closure 1998 with Mark it Bielsa as the coach.

November 28, 1999 was a historic day for Chilavert: converted him three goals al put of somewhat unpublished, Western Railroad in the history of the world soccer.

Since 1998 to the year 2000, Vélez lost a little the prominence because of the sale of players and to an erratic politics at the moment of to hire coaches.

In the year 2000, Chilavert had another challenge: to return to Europe to have the event that itself him could not be given in the Real one Zaragoza. Al went Racing of Estrasburgo after negotiating its pair with Vélez in exchange for an abundant debt that the club of Liniers had with him.

Sadly, it arrived at a club without too many pretensions and touched him to live, in its first season, the anguish to lose the category. Al following year, played in the second French division but had although be the happiness to gain with the Racing the Cup of France.

Parallel to its happy little step by France, Chilavert conducted since the arch to Paraguay to its second Cup of the World.

The role of the Paraguayan team in Korea was proper therefore passed the first round and fell before Germany for 1 to 0 on the finalización of the party. Chilavert had foretold to convert him a goal to Oliver Kahn but could not comply with its word.

To the return of the World one, the Estrasburgo decided to dispense with its services and left the free. A few days ago, Chilavert touchd al Uruguay al to sign with Peñarol, one of the most important teams of the world.

In March of this year and still without having club in official form, was called to integrate the Paraguayan selection in a tour. Then there were problems never well clarified and Chilavert renounced the “albirroja”.

This it is the reseña of the most significant facts of the sports career of José Luis Chilavert, but there is a data more and perhaps the most transcendental one: Chilavert is a man compromised with its similar and he carries out beneficial works in anonymous form, which is worth still more than the championships achieved.

He dreamed in being forward, but its older brother I relegate it al arch since the young Chilavert was but small that the others. It would be in these parties of soccer, in the canchita of the neighborhood that Chilavert learned to be a true Bulldog?

It was to play in lower divisions of the Club Esportivo Luqueño, legendary in Paraguay by the claw that has always shown. The blue-golden one of the Cure Luque has been the clothing of various large of the Paraguayan soccer, including July to Cease Romero, the best forward Paraguayan one in the '80. Chilavert almost abandonment the soccer by the university studies, but its talents returned them al arch. Juice in 1984 defending the colors of Luqueño in the First Paraguayan Division to scarce 19 years. It was transfered the next year al Club Guarani, the mature one of the Paraguayan Soccer, nine times champion of the country.

And in 1985, it was champion by first you see with the Club Guarani. In an unforgettable campaign, Chila became hero for the Gumarelos, and I am gained the respect of Cayetano Re, DT of the Guarani, who a year but late would direct to the Paraguayan Selection in the World one of Mexico 1986.

Of the Guarani step al San Lorenzo of Almagro of the Argentine soccer. Was there where Chilavert was under the enseñamiento of Bora Milutinovic, the famous coach Serbo who has been the DT of the seleciones of Mejico, Costa Rica, United States, and Nigeria. It was also there where Chilavert began to shoot free shots, in a friendly rivalry with Bora, who wagered him bottles to Cook Queue. According to Bora, the always gained, since Chila alone shoots with the left, and Bora shot with both legs. Chila already of that epoch took care of a lot its appearance. Until today the hair is cut each week so that light up al ras. A special shaver maintains impeccable the beard "of two days", just as likes to Mark it, its couple since eleven years ago. Teacher of English and an older than he five-year period, the blonde of heavenly eyes played al tennis in San Lorenzo of Almagro al time that Chila was hit its first revolcones in the areas of the sports complex. Timid it hardened, the luqueño passed entire weeks contemplating its beauty, until a noon joined the courage that today seems to exceed him and finger did him. She stopped and did not yet he leave him to descend of his life..

In 1989, Chilavert already there I am showed its temperament when in to party by the eliminatorias of Italy 90 played in Assumption against Equator, Chilavert was expelled by attacking al Ecuadorian player who him framework to goal.

Of the San Lorenzo, José Luis step al Zaragoza of the Spain by a season. Of there it returned to Argentina, this you see al Club Vélez Sársfield. Immediately, Chilavert became figure in the Argentine soccer. It is with Vélez that Chilavert has earned not alone the Argentine tournament, but also the Cup Liberators of America, in 1994, beating al bi-champion Sao Paulo of Brazil and the Toyota-Intercontinental Cup in 1995.

But even after all this, perhaps the moment but large of Chilavert have been the classification of Paraguay for the World one of France '98, and of course, the World one in if. Was there that Chilavert became the sensation world. The beginnings were controversial. Chilavert attacked a reporter of the Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color. The pressure was even but suffocating for the Selection, being in the Group "D", of the death.

They would be faced to Bulgaria, Nigeria and Spain. They headed by Chila, Paraguay I declassify by surprise to Spain, remaining second in the group, al to conquer to Nigeria, the team of Bora Milutinovic, for 3 to 1. The day before the party set against Nigeria, Bora and Chilavert met to recall old times in San Lorenzo. Paraguay step to the Second Patrols, where in a party heroic achievement to draw in regular time with the owners of house, France, for alone to lose to scarce 6 minutes of the penal, in time to extend. Chilavert key al I am used by alone a moment, in order then to be raised and to console its companions. The FIFA it vote al Chila as the best goalkeeper of France '98.

Debuts:

In Argentina of I Debut: February 17, 1985 , in San Lorenzo.

In the Selection: 27 of August 1989, Paraguay 2-Colombia 1.

It debuted in the Strasburgo: 1 of November 2000 against Burgundy.

CAREER

SPORTIVO LUQUEÑO (1980 to 1983)

GUARANÍ (1984)

SAN LORENZO (1985 to 1988)........... 122 PARTIES

TITLES

WITH VÉLEZ SARSFIELD

TOURNAMENT CLOSURE 1993, 1996 and 1998.

TOURNAMENT OPENING 1995.

CUP LIBERATORS 1994.

PAN-AMERICAN CUP 1994.

INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 1994.

SUPERCOPA South American 1996.

RECOPA South American 1996.

WITH RACING OF ESTRASBURGO.

CUP OF FRANCE 2OO1.

First goal in Argentina: June 8, 1993.

Students (LP) 1 - Vélez 1

67 minutes (penalty)

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