Roberto Chery

Roberto Chery ( in Montevideo, Uruguay – May 30, 1919 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who played during the days of amateur sport in the Uruguayan Primera División (1900–1931).

Roberto Chery
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-02-16)February 16, 1896
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 30 May 1919(1919-05-30) (aged 23)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1919 Peñarol 31 (0)
National team
1919 Uruguay 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2020

Chery died while playing for Uruguay against Chile in the 1919 South American Championship. [1]

Brazil and Uruguay teams had scheduled a friendly match ("Copa Rio Branco") for June 19, 1919. Due to the Uruguayan side declined to participate because of Chery's tragic death, Argentina offered to replace the Uruguayan side. After the Brazilian Federation accepted, the match (now named "Copa Roberto Chery" to honor the goalkeeper) was finally played. Argentina entered to the field wearing Uruguay's traditional light-blue jersey while Brazil wore the Peñarol jersey.[2]

References
  1. Una historia trágica en la Copa América on Prensa Libre, 13 Jun 2016
  2. La más hermosa página de fraternidad, El Gráfico
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