Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alˈβeɾto ɣaˈmara paˈβon]) (born 17 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level and was for a long time the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals. Throughout his career, Gamarra was known for his leadership, physical strength, ability in the air, heading accuracy, and outstanding tackling skills, which made him one of the most respected defenders in South America.Gamarra appeared for the Paraguay national team 110 times, scoring 12 goals, from 1993 to 2006, representing the team at 10 major tournaments and captained the squad during the latter part of his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Gamarra has received more than 182,191 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Carlos Gamarra is the 1,955th most popular soccer player (down from 1,918th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Paraguay (down from 31st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Paraguayan Soccer Player.