Chilavert retires
Paraguay legend calls it a day
Legendary goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert brought the curtain down on his glittering career on Monday in familiar style.
The 39-year-old former Paraguay captain - who scored 56 goals from penalties and free kicks during a 24-year career - equalised from the spot in a 2-1 win over a South American All Stars team in his farewell Testimonial game played at Argentine First Division club Velez Sarsfield.
With sides mostly made up of retired players, Velez fielded many of the team that he helped to win the South American Libertadores Cup and World Club Cup ten years ago.
Chilean Ivan Zamorano, Uruguay’s Enzo Francescoli and Colombians Carlos Valderrama and keeper Rene Higuita played for the All-Star team coached by Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning coach Carlos Bilardo.
Chilavert led Paraguay to the second round in the 1998 World Cup and also played in the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Korea.
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