Justo Villar
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Justo Wilmar Villar Viveros[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 June 1977|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cerrito, Paraguay | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Sol de América | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1996–2000 | Sol de América | 103 | (0) | |||||||||||
2001–2004 | Libertad | 109 | (0) | |||||||||||
2004–2008 | Newell's Old Boys | 135 | (0) | |||||||||||
2008–2011 | Valladolid | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | Estudiantes | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
2013 | Nacional | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
2013–2017 | Colo-Colo | 87 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Nacional | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 509 | (0) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1997 | Paraguay U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
2000 | Paraguay U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
1999–2018 | Paraguay | 120 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Justo Wilmar Villar Viveros (born 30 June 1977) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Other than in his own country, he also played in Argentina, Spain and Chile, in a senior career that lasted 22 years.
A Paraguay international on 120 occasions, Villar represented the nation in three World Cups and seven Copa América tournaments.[3][4]
Club career
Born in
In 2001, he moved to Club Libertad, where he was reunited with Sandoval: he won back-to-back Paraguayan Primera División titles with the side, in 2002 and 2003, signing the following year with Argentina's Newell's Old Boys.
As an undisputed starter, Villar helped Newell's to the 2004 Apertura championship, also being considered by the press as the Goalkeeper of the Year – previously, he had won the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year award (2004).
In January 2008, terms were agreed upon between Newell's and Real Valladolid of Spain for Villar's transfer, effective in the summer. On 14 July, he was officially presented by his new club; due to starter Sergio Asenjo's injury, he was able to appear in 15 La Liga matches in his first year.
During the
The following month, Villar moved back to Argentina and signed a three-year deal with Estudiantes de La Plata.[7] In 2013 he returned to his homeland, joining Club Nacional.
Villar changed clubs and countries again on 18 June 2013, after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year contract with
Ater one season with Asunción-based Club Nacional, Villar announced his retirement from professional football at age 41, adding he wished to remain active in the sport.[10]
International career
Villar represented
Having been selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, backing up José Luis Chilavert, Villar was already a starter in the 2006 edition, but had a brief participation: during the first seven minutes of the opener against England, just after Carlos Gamarra's own goal, he got injured, was replaced by Aldo Bobadilla and subsequently sidelined for the rest of the tournament,[15] in which the national team was eliminated in the first round.
In the
Villar played four games in the 2015 Copa América, helping Paraguay to the fourth place in Chile.[19][20]
Career statistics
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Paraguay | 1999 | 8 | 0 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | |
2001 | 1 | 0 | |
2003 | 8 | 0 | |
2004 | 8 | 0 | |
2005 | 9 | 0 | |
2006 | 5 | 0 | |
2007 | 11 | 0 | |
2008 | 9 | 0 | |
2009 | 10 | 0 | |
2010 | 12 | 0 | |
2011 | 11 | 0 | |
2012 | 5 | 0 | |
2013 | 4 | 0 | |
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | 7 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 120 | 0 |
Honours
Libertad
- Paraguayan Primera División: 2002, 2003
Newell's Old Boys
Colo-Colo
- Campeonato Nacional (Chile): 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura
- Copa Chile: runner-up 2015
Paraguay
- Copa América: runner-up 2011
Individual
- Paraguayan Footballer of the Year: 2004
- Copa América: Best Goalkeeper 2011
See also
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- Players and Records in Paraguayan Football
References
- ^ a b "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Justo Villar" (in Spanish). Colo-Colo. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto. "Justo Wilmar Villar – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Paraguay – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ García Encinas, Antonio (16 September 2009). "Justo Villar quiere irse en diciembre" [Justo Villar wants to leave in December]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Ortega, José Miguel (24 May 2010). "El Valladolid decide que Justo Villar no seguirá" [Valladolid decide Justo Villar will not continue]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Justo Villar puso la firma y Estudiantes se aseguró al héroe guaraní" [Justo Villar put pen to paper and Estudiantes confirmed guaraní heroe] (in Spanish). Cancha Llena. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Vallejos, Leonardo (18 June 2013). "Justo Villar llega a acuerdo con Colo Colo y será presentado en las próximas horas" [Justo Villar reaches agreement with Colo Colo and will be presented in the next hours]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Colo Colo se coronó campeón y consiguió la anhelada estrella 30 ante Wanderers" [Colo Colo crowned champions and got the long-awaited 30th star against Wanderers] (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Justo Villar anunció su retiro del fútbol profesional" [Justo Villar announced retirement from professional football] (in Spanish). Goal. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Argentina v Paraguay, 18 January 2000; at 11V11
- ^ Paraguay v Bolivia, 20 January 2000; at 11V11
- ^ Paraguay v Peru, 22 January 2000; at 11V11
- ^ Uruguay v Paraguay, 25 January 2000; at 11V11
- ^ "Villar's World Cup could be over". BBC Sport. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Marcus, Jeffrey (3 July 2010). "With another late goal, Spain finds new heights". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (29 June 2010). "Paraguay 0–0 Japan (5–3 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Justo Villar, el héroe de Paraguay: 'Iremos raspando hasta la final'" [Justo Villar, Paraguay's heroe: 'We will push through until the final']. El Mundo (in Spanish). 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Brazil 1–1 Paraguay (Paraguay win 4–3 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Pérez Bella, Manuel (4 July 2015). "2–0. Perú repite el tercer lugar en un partido de pocas ocasiones" [2–0. Peru repeat third place in match with few chances]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
External links
- Justo Villar at BDFutbol
- Justo Villar – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Justo Villar at Soccerway
- Justo Villar at WorldFootball.net