In December 2017, former AC Milan player Georges & middot; Via was successfully elected president of Liberia, becoming the first "football president" in the history of football. Three years later, another well-known star came forward to run for president, the former Paraguayan national Chiravit, who announced his participation in the 2023 Paraguayan presidential election through social media last weekend and put forward the campaign slogan: "As a Paraguayan, I am proud!" ”
In international football, Chilawite's historical position is obviously not as good as George 'middot, who has won the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year honor; Via, but in the history of Paraguayan football is the first person to be uncompromising.
Born on 27 July 1965, Chilawite has played for clubs such as Sarsfield in Argentina, Penarol in Uruguay, Zaragoza in Spain, strasbourg in France, and has won 12 championships such as Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, as well as 12 championships such as The Copa Libertadores, the Intercontinental Cup and the French Cup. In international competitions, Kiravette led the Paraguayan national team to the World Cup finals twice in 1998 and 2002, and reached the knockout rounds.
The most amazing thing is that Chilawite is not only a good goalkeeper, but also a top scorer, scoring a total of 102 goals in his career, including 67 goals in official matches, although not as good as Brazilian goalkeeper Cheney, who scored a total of 131 goals, but the vast majority of the latter's goals are penalties, Chilawite is a top direct free kick master!
Chilawet scored 16 direct free-kicks from 67 official match goals, including a magical 60-metre direct free-kick from 1996 on behalf of Sarsfield against River Plate. He is also the only goalkeeper to date to score a hat-trick in an official match, a scene that took place in the 1999 Saasfield vs Øster A League, when Chilawite made three penalty kicks in the 45th, 75th and 82nd minutes.
In 1996, Chilawite was elected South American Footballer of the Year, almost the highest personal honour a goalkeeper could have. In the 1998 World Cup, the heroic Chilawite was selected for the best team. In 1995, 1997 and 1998, Chilawite was named the World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year by FIFA three times.
In 1999, the International Association for The Statistics of the History of Football voted the best goalkeeper in South America of the 20th century, and Chirawite ranked second, behind former Argentine goalkeeper Amadoo. Carrizzo, which is mainly because of Amadeo & middot; Carrizzo played a pioneering role in football (the first goalkeeper to play with gloves, the first to break out of the box to defend, etc.).
On November 15, 2004, the 39-year-old Chilawite officially retired, and the farewell match was star-studded, and many legendary stars who were active in the last century, such as Francisco Scoli, Zamorano, Valdlama, Iquita, etc., all appeared, which is enough to explain his position in South American football. After retiring from the army, Chilawite did not choose to coach, but became a commentator, and still has a huge influence in Paraguayan football.