Álvaro Gestido | |
Fullname: | Álvaro Antonio Gestido Pose |
Birth Date: | 1907 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Uruguay |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1926–1940 |
Clubs1: | Peñarol |
Caps1: | 445 |
Goals1: | 26 |
Nationalyears1: | 1927–1940 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Álvaro Antonio Gestido Pose (17 May 1907 - 18 January 1957) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder for Uruguay national team.[1] He played for Peñarol in club football from 1926 to 1940. He has played 26 matches for the national team, winning the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] His brother Óscar Diego Gestido was President of Uruguay in 1967.