Zoilo Canavery

Zoilo Canavery

Personal information
Full name	Zoilo Canavery
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position	Winger

Zoilo Canavery was an amateur football player. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a great figure of Argentine sport, in the decades of 1910–20, playing in Independiente, River, Racing Club de Avellaneda, Boca and Argentina.

Playing career

He debuted for Independiente in 1912 as a right winger, passed through Club Atlético River Plate in 1913, and in 1915–17 Champion Racing, Ohaco, Marcoveccio, Hospital and Perinetti. He served on the staff of Boca Juniors, who won their first title in 1919. He returned to Avellaneda in 1921 where he won the Championships, 1922–26, this last unbeaten. He was one of few foreigners to play for the Argentina national football team.

Independiente

Most of his career was at C.A Independiente, nicknamed the "Diablos Rojos" (red devils), first in 1912 and later from 1921 to 1928. He won championships 1922–26, Competition Cups 1924, 1925 and 1926.

References

(Spanish) Carlos Rodríguez Duval, Diccionario del futbol, 1971

(Spanish) Horacio Daniel Rosatti, Cien Años de Multitud Historia de Boca Juniors

Sources

(Spanish) [1]

(Spanish) Biography