Óscar Ferro

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ferro and the second or maternal family name is Gándara.
Óscar Ferro
Personal information
Full name Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara
Date of birth (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1995 Peñarol
1995–1998 Ferro Carril Oeste 72 (0)
1998–1999 Sporting Cristal 55 (0)
1999–2000 Compostela 2 (0)
2000 Atlético Tucumán 29 (0)
2001 Defensor 3 (0)
2001 Guaraní
2002–2003 Peñarol
National team
1988–1995 Uruguay 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara (born 2 March 1967) is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, nowadays he is Goalkeeping coach.

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 and the Copa Libertadores de América 1987 with the team in his first spell, which lasted 11 years. In 1995 he moved to Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentina's First Division, playing three seasons .

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

Since his retirement he works as Goalkeeping Coaching General Coordinator at the Club Atletico Peñarol and is also Goalkeeping coach of First Division team.[1]

International career

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

Honours

Club

Peñarol

Country

References

  1. ↑ http://www.peñarol.org/uc_2219_1.html
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