Carlos Chávez (footballer)

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Carlos Chávez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Geovanni Chávez Ospina
Date of birth (1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–2004 América de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 América de Cali 2 (0)
2006Cortuluá (loan) 4 (0)
2007Unión Magdalena (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2012 Patriotas 110 (2)
2010Inti Gas (loan) 5 (0)
2013 Atlético Bucaramanga 40 (3)
2014–2015 Uniautónoma 19 (0)
2016 Atlético Cali 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2015

Carlos Geovanni Chávez Ospina (born 7 August 1984) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

Chavez joined América de Cali's youth academy at age 8, and made his professional debut with the club in 2005.[1] He spent most of his time at the club on loans to Cortuluá in 2006 and Unión Magdalena in 2007. In 2008, he joined Patriotas Boyacá of the Categoría Primera B. In 2010, he spent one year on loan at Peruvian club Inti Gas.

On 17 December 2011, Patriotas beat Chavez's former club, America de Cali, in the 2011 promotion playoffs and Chavez scored the last penalty in the shootout, which sent America to the second division for the first time in the club's history. Chavez had no reaction to scoring the winning penalty, but he was hit with death threats after the match.[1][2] The goalkeeper left the club in 2012, joining Atlético Bucaramanga and playing with them for the 2013 season, where he scored 3 goals. In 2014 and 2015 he played for Uniautónoma.

The keeper finally announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2016 season, having spent the year with Atlético Cali.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Carlos Chávez tras el descenso de América de Cali: el penalti, amenazas, amor escarlata y más". Futbolete.com (in Spanish). 23 May 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Chávez: "Fueron días difíciles después de que pateé el penal"". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 27 November 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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