Sergio Litvak Explained

Sergio Litvak
Fullname:Sergio Litvak Lijavetzky
Birth Date:17 October 1927
Height:1.83 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1947–1951
Clubs1:Emelec
Years2:1952–1957
Clubs2:Universidad Católica
Caps2:49
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1952
Nationalteam1:Chile U23

Sergio Litvak Lijavetzky (Сергій Літвяк, 17 October 1927  - 19 June 2001) was a Chilean football goalkeeper.[1]

Career

Litvak began his professional playing career in Ecuador with Club Sport Emelec in 1947. He played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile from 1952 to 1957.[2] [3] Litvak was part of the side that won the 1954 Chilean Primera División and was instrumental winning in the final against Colo-Colo, making the start following an injury to regular goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone.[4] For Universidad Católica, he made forty-nine appearances at league level.[5]

Litvak was selected to play for Chile at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, but did not participate in any matches.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sergio Litvak . Olympedia . 12 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Legioner Kulichki. uk:Українські колумби Американського футбола. http://legioner.kulichki.com/index.php?id=4&lang=ru&text=123. Ukrainian. 21 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Ingenieria UC. Ingenierios UC en el deporte. https://archive.today/20080309191948/http://noticias.ingenieriauc.cl/temas/detalle.html?idpage=785. dead. 2008-03-09. Spanish. October 2006.
  4. Web site: Diario la Tercera. 1954 Pastillas para calmar a Litvak. Spanish. 6 December 2010.
  5. Cruzados. 1009050815233961984. Hoy recordamos la partida de Sergio Litvak, un 19 de junio del 2001.. 19 June 2018. 28 February 2023. es.
  6. Web site: FIFA.com. Tournaments - Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Helsinki 1952 - Chile. https://web.archive.org/web/20071123213409/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/teams/team=43925.html. dead. November 23, 2007. 11 August 2011.