Óscar Ferro

Óscar Ferro

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara
Date of birth	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. † Appearances (goals)

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

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 with the team in his first spell, which lasted 11 years. In 1995 he moved to Argentina and Ferro Carril Oeste, playing three seasons in the Primera División.

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

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

• Uruguayan Primera División: 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003
• Copa Libertadores: 1987

Country

• Copa América: 1995

External links

• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• National team data (Spanish)
• Óscar Ferro at National-Football-Teams.com
• Óscar Ferro profile at BDFutbol