Gerardo Traverso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Adrián Traverso Píriz | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 2019 (aged 43) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rubio Ñú | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Rubio Ñú | ||
| 1993–1997 | Nacional (Paraguay) | ||
| 1997 | Tianjin TEDA | ||
| – | San Lorenzo | ||
| – | Monterrey | ||
| –2000 | Durazno | ||
| 2000 | → Barcelona (loan) | ||
| 2001 | Guaraní | ||
| 2002 | Dundee | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2003 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 2003–2004 | Tacuary | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerardo Adrián Traverso Píriz (7 October 1975 – 17 May 2019)[1] was an Uruguayan football player.[2]
Club career[edit]
Traverso moved to Paraguay as a youth player and began his professional career with Rubio Ñú before moving to Nacional in the Primera División de Paraguay.[3] He played on loan for Barcelona in Serie A de Ecuador.[4] He also had a brief spell with Dundee in the Scottish Premier League.[5]
Traverso's career ended following a serious injury sustained in an automobile crash in Asunción in May 2004. His wife was also injured in the accident.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Falleció Gerardo Traverso". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Ficha de GERARDO TRAVERSO". BDFA. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "GERARDO TRAVERSO LA PROMESA AMARILLA". Diario Hoy. 12 May 2000. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "Ficha del Jugador: TRAVERSO PIRIZ GERARDO ADRIAN". FEF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ Gerardo Traverso at Soccerbase
- ^ "Gerardo Traverso corre el riesgo de quedar parapléjico". El Universo. 26 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
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