Gerardo Traverso

Gerardo Traverso
Personal information
Full name	Gerardo Adrián Traverso Píriz
Date of birth	7 October 1975
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	17 May 2019 (aged 43)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Rubio Ñú
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992	Rubio Ñú
1993–1997	Nacional (Paraguay)
1997	Tianjin TEDA
–	San Lorenzo
–	Monterrey
–2000	Durazno
2000	→ Barcelona (loan)
2001	Guaraní
2002	Dundee
2002	Cerro Porteño
2003	Sportivo Luqueño
2003–2004	Tacuary
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Gerardo Adrián Traverso Píriz (7 October 1975 – 17 May 2019)^[1] was an Uruguayan football player.^[2]

Club career

Traverso moved to Paraguay as a youth player and began his professional career with Rubio Ñú before moving to Nacional in the Primera División de Paraguay.^[3] He played on loan for Barcelona in Serie A de Ecuador.^[4] He also had a brief spell with Dundee in the Scottish Premier League.^[5]

Traverso's career ended following a serious injury sustained in an automobile crash in Asunción in May 2004. His wife was also injured in the accident.^[6]

References

^ "Falleció Gerardo Traverso". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Ficha de GERARDO TRAVERSO". BDFA. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
^ "GERARDO TRAVERSO LA PROMESA AMARILLA". Diario Hoy. 12 May 2000. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
^ "Ficha del Jugador: TRAVERSO PIRIZ GERARDO ADRIAN". FEF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
^ Gerardo Traverso at Soccerbase
^ "Gerardo Traverso corre el riesgo de quedar parapléjico". El Universo. 26 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

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[1] "Falleció Gerardo Traverso". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[2] "Ficha de GERARDO TRAVERSO". BDFA. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

[3] "GERARDO TRAVERSO LA PROMESA AMARILLA". Diario Hoy. 12 May 2000. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

[4] "Ficha del Jugador: TRAVERSO PIRIZ GERARDO ADRIAN". FEF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

[5] Gerardo Traverso at Soccerbase

[6] "Gerardo Traverso corre el riesgo de quedar parapléjico". El Universo. 26 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

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