Gustavo Neffa | |
Fullname: | Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez |
Birth Date: | 1971 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Asunción, Paraguay |
Position: | Left winger, striker |
Youthyears1: | 1987–1988 |
Youthclubs1: | Olimpia Asunción |
Years1: | 1987–1989 |
Caps1: | 48 |
Goals1: | 28 |
Years2: | 1989–1992 |
Clubs2: | Juventus |
Caps3: | 46 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years4: | 1992–1998 |
Clubs4: | Boca Juniors[1] |
Caps4: | 39 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Clubs7: | Dallas Burn |
Caps7: | 4 |
Nationalyears1: | 1992 |
Nationalteam1: | Paraguay U23 |
Nationalyears2: | 1989–1997 |
Nationalcaps2: | 45 |
Nationalgoals2: | 14 |
Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez (born 30 November 1971) is a retired footballer from Paraguay.
He started his career in Olimpia Asunción, and at the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese. He returned in South America in 1992, playing for Boca Juniors, before leaving football and marrying tennis player Rossana de los Ríos, who gave him a daughter. He also made a short comeback as a player/coach to Dallas Burn in 2000, just appearing on one pre-season match.[2] He also appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the Paraguayan football team, playing a single match against Ghana; it was during this experience that Neffa met his future wife Rossana.
Italian musician Neffa took his name as a homage to Gustavo. Today they are known to be good friends .[3]
Neffa made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 1 July 1989 in the 1989 Copa América match against Peru (5–2) win, in which he scored once (2–1). He obtained a total number of 15 international caps, scoring four goals for the national side.