Óscar Ferro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1995 | Peñarol | ||
| 1995–1998 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 72 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Sporting Cristal | 55 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Compostela | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Atlético Tucumán | 29 | (0) |
| 2001 | Defensor | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Guaraní | ||
| 2002–2003 | Peñarol | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988–1995 | Uruguay | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara (born 2 March 1967) is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, nowadays he is Goalkeeping coach.
Club career
Born in Montevideo, Ferro started and finished his career with local and national giants C.A. Peñarol, winning five of his sixth national championships and the Copa Libertadores de América 1987 with the team in his first spell, which lasted 11 years. In 1995 he moved to Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentina's First Division, playing three seasons .
In the following years, in quick succession, Ferro represented Peru's Sporting Cristal, SD Compostela from Spain, Atlético Tucumán (Argentine second division), Defensor Sporting Club and Paraguayan side Club Guaraní. In 2002 the 35-year-old returned to his first club Peñarol, being part of the squad that won next year's league and retiring at the end of the season.
Since his retirement he works as Goalkeeping Coaching General Coordinator at the Club Atletico Peñarol and is also Goalkeeping coach of First Division team.[1]
International career
Ferro gained nine caps for Uruguay in seven years. He was selected for the teams that competed at the 1993 and 1995 Copa América tournaments – the latter ended in conquest for the Charrúas – but played backup on both occasions, to Robert Siboldi and Fernando Álvez respectively.
Honours
Club
- Peñarol
- Uruguayan Primera División: 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003
- Copa Libertadores: 1987
Country
References
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- National team data (Spanish)
- Óscar Ferro at National-Football-Teams.com
- Óscar Ferro profile at BDFutbol
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