Zoilo Canavery

Zoilo Ladislao Canavery
Personal information
Date of birth July 26, 1893
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death September 29, 1966
Place of death Avellaneda, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1911-1912 Club Atlético Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
(1918) (1921-1929) Club Atlético Independiente (40)
(1913) Club Atlético River Plate (0)
(1914-1917) Racing Club de Avellaneda (21)
(1919-1920) Boca Juniors (7)
National team
1915-1916 Argentina national football team

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

† Appearances (goals)

Zoilo Canavery (1893-1966) 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, Boca and Selección Argentina.

Personal life

His parents were Valerio Canavery, born in Barracas, Buenos Aires, and Tomasa Tones, born in the city of Bilbao. Zoilo was descendant of Piedmontese and Criollos, and cousin of Pedro Canaveri, (politician) President of the club Independiente of Avellaneda and of Argentine Football Association.

Zoilo Canavery was juristic, and worked in the civil registration of Avellaneda as scribe.[1]

Early years

Zoilo Canavery debuted in year 1912 for Club Atlético Independiente as a right winger. On December 22, 1912 Independiente had played the championship game against Club Atlético Porteño, with a score 2-1 in favor of Porteño. Independent team played with the following players W.Peterson; J. Idiarte, L. Calneggia; M. Deluchi, E. Sande; A. Lanatta; Z. Canavery, B. Lloveras, J. Rodríguez, E. Colla, F. Roldán. His coach was Juan Mignaburu.

The match was suspended because several players of Independiente abandoned the field after 87 minutes. The championship was awarded to Porteño on Dec 23.[2]

In 1913 Canavery had passed for Club Atlético River Plate, team where he played only one match.[3] River obtained third place in the Championship of 1913.

Racing

Racing Club team (1915)

Between 1914–1917 was player of Racing Club de Avellaneda with Ángel Betular, Alberto Ohaco, Alberto Marcovecchio, Juan Hospital and Natalio Perinetti.[4] In Racing, Canavery won six championships Copa Ibarguren 1914 and 1916, Campeonato Argentino Amateur in three time- (1914,1915, 1916) and Copa de Honor in 1915.

On September 3, 1914, Canavery had played an international match against the Piedmontese team Torino, winning the Racing team 1-0 with goal of Alberto Ohaco.[5]

1918-1926

In 1918 Canavery return for one short time in Independiente to play the Copa de Honor- (Honor Cup) that year, the championship was obtained by Independiente. Later he served on the staff of Boca Juniors, who won their first title in 1919, played two seasons and converting 7 goals for team xeneize, where again came out champion in 1920. That team formed with great figures as Américo Tesoriere, Alfredo Garassino and Pedro Calomino.[6] Zoilo Canavery returned permanently for play in Independiente in 1921, where then he won the Championships, 1922 and 1926, this last unbeaten.[7]

Selección Argentina

Club Atlético Independiente champion 1922

Canavery was one of few foreigners to play for the Selección Argentina. Wearing the shirt of Argentina he came to play vs Uruguay in a final game played on August 15, 1916 by title Copa Newton, with an audience of 16,000 spectators- on Stadium Racing Club de Avellaneda, with a rotund triumph of Argentina by 3-1 with goals from Ohaco (2), and Hiller.

Zoilo Canavery also was part of the Argentine team, who beat Uruguay 7-2 in the first match, by the Copa Círculo de la Prensa. The game was played October 1, 1916 in Avellaneda, and the goals were scored by Simmons, Hayes 3, Hiller 2, Canavery by Argentina, and Buffoni and Farinasso for Uruguay. The second match was held on October 29, in Montevideo, the Uruguayans defeated the Argentines by 3-1, on goal difference Argentina took the title.[8]

Independiente

Independiente team (1928)

Zoilo Canavery play the most of his career at C.A Independiente (1912) - (1918) and (1921-1928) where he won championships (1922-1926), Copa Competencia of 1924, 1925, 1926.

In year of 1926 Canavery would reach its greatest sports moment integrating the team, the Diablos Rojos- (Red Devils), nickname created by a reporter for the devilish front compound by Canavery, Lalin, Ravaschino, Seoane and Raimundo Orsi.[9] Zoilo was part of the team who in August 11, 1928 at the stadium of Independiente dispute a match against Barcelona, win team of Avellaneda by 4-1 with goals from Canavery, Seoane (2), and Orsi. Reguiero scored a goal for Barça.[10]

In 1929 at the end of his career, Canavery participates in an international friendly against Torino Football Club, winning the Italian team by 2-1, goals scored by Julio Libonatti and Adolfo Baloncieri (Torino) and Ravaschino by Independiente.[11] That same year Canavery played for Independiente, an international match against Chelsea F.C, team that was touring South America. The game ended in a 1-1 draw with goals from Seoane and Harold Miller.[12]

In 1932 Zoilo Canavery was the coach of Independiente who played the first final of soccer professional against River Plate. The team of Avellaneda that played the final was Atilio Maccarone; Luis Fazio, Fermín Lecea; Juan M.Ferrou, Juan Carlos Corazzo, Emilio Almiñana; Roberto Porta, Antonio Sastre, Manuel Seoane, Manuel Ramos; Juan Betinotti.[13] The match was played November 20, 1932 in Gasómetro de Avenida La Plata won by River 3-0 with goals from Bernabé Ferreyra, Carlos Peucelle and Ricardo Zatelli.[14]

Success

Alfonso Gagliano cover 78 rpm

Zoilo Canavery had great success was among the best South American players in the amateur era. Zoilo was honored by several composers of tango as Alfonso Gagliano recorded a 78 rpm its instrumental theme entitled "Tango para Piano", the cover of this disc contains a dedication by the author to Zoilo Canavery. Other musical artists that mention Canavery in his notes was Juan Sarcione, composer of the lyrics and the music of the tango Largue esa Mujica, this theme was interpreted by Carlos Gardel and recorded in 1929 for the Odeon label.[15]

Titles

Season Team Title
1914Argentina Racing Club de Avellaneda Copa Ibarguren
1914Argentina Racing Club de Avellaneda Campeonato de Primera División
1915Argentina Racing Club de Avellaneda Campeonato de Primera División
1915Argentina Racing Club de Avellaneda Copa de Honor
1916Argentina Racing Club de Avellaneda Campeonato de Primera División
1916Argentina Racing Club de Avellaneda Copa Ibarguren
1918Argentina Independiente Copa de Honor
1919Argentina Boca Juniors Campeonato de Primera División
1919Argentina Boca Juniors Copa Competencia
1922Argentina Independiente Campeonato de Primera División
1924Argentina Independiente Copa Competencia
1925Argentina Independiente Copa Competencia
1926Argentina Independiente Copa Competencia
1926Argentina Independiente Campeonato de Primera División

International titles

Season Team Title
1916Argentina Argentina Copa Newton
1916Argentina ArgentinaCopa Círculo de la Prensa

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Registro oficial de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Volume 1, Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province)
  2. ↑ Final Tables Argentina 1911-1920, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi
  3. ↑ El partido que ya tiene identidad propia, Página/12
  4. ↑ Caras y caretas, Issues 1967-1973, 1936
  5. ↑ South American Trip of Torino and Pro Vercelli in 1914, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  6. ↑ Cien años de multitud: El período amateur (1905-1930)-, Editorial Galerna (2009)
  7. ↑ Inverting The Pyramid: The History Of Football Tactics, Hachette UK Book
  8. ↑ Fray Mocho - Volúmenes 245-257, s.n., 1917
  9. ↑ Análisis: Revista patrocinada por la Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Issues 124-148, Sociedad Periodística Emisión Limitada, 1986
  10. ↑ La Vanguardia, Spain, 1928
  11. ↑ South American Trip of Torino FC 1929 - Match Details, Pablo Ciullini
  12. ↑ South American Trip of Chelsea FC 1929, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  13. ↑ Argentina 1932, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  14. ↑ Todo es historia, Issues 69-74, Honegger., 1973
  15. ↑ Compilación poética, Corregidor, Jan 1, 2003

Sources

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