Óscar Ferro Explained

Óscar Ferro
Full Name:Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara
Birth Date:2 March 1967
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Height:1.84 m
Years1:1984–1995
Years2:1995–1998
Years3:1998–1999
Years4:1999–2000
Years5:2000
Years6:2001
Years7:2001
Years8:2002–2003
Caps1:181
Caps2:72
Caps3:55
Caps4:2
Caps5:29
Caps6:5
Caps7:6
Caps8:6
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:1988–1995
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0

Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara (born 2 March 1967) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

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 with the team in his first spell, which lasted 11 years. In 1995 he moved to Argentina and Ferro Carril Oeste, playing three seasons in the Primera División.

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 that year's league and retiring at the end of the next campaign.

Subsequently, Ferro continued to work with Peñarol as a goalkeeping coach.[2]

International career

Ferro gained nine caps for Uruguay in seven years. He was selected for the teams that competed at the 1993[3] and 1995 Copa América tournaments[4] – the latter ended in conquest for the Charrúas – but played backup on both occasions, to Robert Siboldi and Fernando Álvez respectively.

Honours

Club

Peñarol

1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003

1987

Country

1995

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Ferro. 28 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Óscar Ferro . C.A. Peñarol . es . 16 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Copa América 1993 . . 16 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Copa América 1995 . . 16 February 2017.