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Schubert Gambetta

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Place of birth
  
Montevideo, Uruguay

Years
  
Team

Role
  
Footballer

Position
  
Defender

Playing position
  
Defender

Name
  
Schubert Gambetta

Height
  
1.72 m


Full name
  
Schubert Gambetta Saint Leon

Date of birth
  
(1920-04-14)April 14, 1920

Date of death
  
August 9, 1991(1991-08-09) (aged 71)

Died
  
August 9, 1991, Montevideo, Uruguay

Schubert Gambetta Saint Leon (14 April 1920 – 9 August 1991) was a Uruguayan footballer. He played as a half-back and was right-footed. Gambetta was a figure in the Maracanazo when he helped keep Zizinho and Ademir out of the game, which helped him to the 1950 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.

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From 1940 to 1956, he played for Club Nacional de Football, winning the Uruguayan championship ten times and captaining the team. He also earned 36 caps and scored three goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1941 to 1952. He was part of Uruguay's championship team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Domestic Honours

  • Primera Division Uruguaya Winner: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1956.
  • Primera Division Uruguaya Runner up: 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953 and 1954.
  • Torneo de Honor Winner: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948 and 1955.
  • Torneo Competencia Winner: 1942, 1945, 1948 and 1952.
  • Torneo Cuadrangular Winner: 1952, 1954 and 1955.
  • Copa Aldao (Copa Rio de la Plata) Winner: 1940, 1942 and 1946.
  • Copa de Confraternidad Escobar - Gerona Winner: 1945.

    • International honours

  • Copa Baron de Rio Branco Winner versus Brasil: 1946 and 1948.
  • Copa Escobar Gerona Winner: 1945
  • South American Championship 1942 Winner
  • South American Championship 1947 Third Place
  • 1950 FIFA World Cup Winner
  • 1950 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

    • References

    Schubert Gambetta Wikipedia
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