| Ubaldo Fillol | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ubaldo Matildo Fillol | |
| Date of birth | July 21, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | San Miguel del Monte, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper (Retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1965-1971 1972-1973 1974-1983 1983 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1989 1989-1991 |
Quilmes AC Racing Club River Plate Argentinos Juniors Flamengo Atlético Madrid Racing Club Vélez Sársfield |
57 (0) 59 (0) 360 (0) 17 (0) 34 (0) 17 (0) 71 (0) 42 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1974-1985 | Argentina | 58 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (born July 21, 1950 in San Miguel del Monte, Buenos Aires), nicknamed El Pato ("The Duck"), is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. San Miguel del Monte (also known as Monte) is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Buenos Aires Province (ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports He took part of 1974, 1978 (where he won the championship with his team and was voted Best Goalkeeper) and 1982 World Cups representing his country. The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA He played in the South American qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, but he was finally not chosen for the final team that played (and won) in Mexico. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. All in all, he is rated as one of the best keepers of Football History.
In 1977 Fillol was awarded the Olimpia de Plata as the Argentine sports writer's footballer of the year, he was the first goalkeeper ever to receive the award. The Player of the Year of Argentina is a yearly award organized by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle given to the best Argentine footballer, or to
At the 1978 World Cup, Fillol wore the jersey number 5, instead of 1 which is the standard for goalkeepers. This happened because Argentina, at that time, gave players their numbers alphabetically. The number 1 jersey was worn by Norberto Alonso. Norberto Osvaldo Alonso (born January 4, 1953) known colloquially as " Beto " Alonso, is a former Argentine football For the same reason, Fillol wore the number 7 jersey at the 1982 tournament while Osvaldo Ardiles wore the number 1. This practice was last permitted in 1986. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. Curiously, Jan Jongbloed, the goalkeeper of the Netherlands, who played the 1978 World Cup final match against Argentina, didn't wear the number 1 either. Jan Jongbloed (born 25 November, 1940 in Amsterdam) was a football goalkeeper with the Netherlands national football team at the 1974 The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association He wore the jersey number 8, usually saved for midfield players.
Fillol has served as the goalkeeping coach for the Argentina national team and had 30 games as first team coach of Racing Club