Roberto Chery

Roberto Chery

Roberto Chery ( born February 16, 1896 in Montevideo, † May 30, 1919 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper during the time of amateur sport in Uruguay Association Football League ( 1900-1931 ).

Career

He played for the then already five-time amateur champion Penarol first in the third division and was from 1915 to the first team of the club. On November 26, 1916, he made ​​his debut in the final won by a Friendship Cup against River Plate FC. Also at the Copa Competencia he delivered in the 3-0 victory over Rosario Central on a strong performance. Nevertheless, it has been brought forward in the aftermath of the first committed from Dublin FC Márques Antonio Castro and veteran goalkeeper Cornu. Only at the Copa Albion on 27 May 1917 he came back to the course, because the players used in the League were not allowed to play there, and excelled as well as for further Clásico under those Cup on June 29, 1917. Nevertheless, he then had his place between the posts for the time being evacuate. After a disastrous performance of Márques Castro in the Copa de Honor on 28 October 1917 in which he suffered for the second time within a few months against arch-rivals four goals, then beat the last hour Chery. From this point on, he was a member in the following two years the starting lineup in the league. His biggest success was the champion title in 1918. Chery was regarded as exceptionally talented and sang the role of his playing position in innovative ways. He preferred, for example - in contrast to most other goalkeepers who aufliefen in white shirts - gray jerseys in order not to get into the immediate spontaneous visual perception focus of opposing strikers. He enjoyed a huge popularity among the public. With help also contributed to the fact that Peñarol of the nine games with him in goal against the City and arch-rivals Club Nacional de Football lost only one game - and this only because of a penalty kick. His nickname " Poeta " ( en.: Poet) stems from the fact that Chery was deeply interested in literature and his teammates often poems - also written himself - recited.

Due to its impressive sporting achievements, he was appointed in 1919 ( forerunner of the Copa América ) in Brazil by national coach Severino Castillo in the national squad for the Campeonato Sudamericano. He was behind Cayetano Saporiti goalkeeper and came on May 17 in the second game of Celeste against Chile (2-0) at the Estádio das Laranjeiras used. In the course of the game itself Chery seriously injured and was subsequently admitted immediately to hospital. The information on the nature of the injury vary. Either he bounced in the course of a defense parade with his head on a goal post and lost consciousness or he pulled a groin hernia with organ bruising to. In the hospital the goalkeeper was visited by both his teammates as well as by various players of the other teams. 13 days after the game, he succumbed to his injuries - just a day after the final of the tournament, which the Uruguayans lost 1-0 aet against Brazil. The news caused great consternation in the football world all of South America and on June 1, was organized in Rio de Janeiro a spontaneous friendly match between the national teams of Brazil and Argentina. The so-called Copa Roberto Chery was playing in memory of the deceased. In his honor, the Argentineans wore the national jersey of Uruguay and Brazil the dress Peñarols. The game ended 3-3 and the cup was then handed over to the CA Peñarol.

Achievements

National

  • Uruguayan Amateur Champion: 1918
  • Copa Competencia: 1916
  • Copa de Honor: 1918
  • Copa Albion: 1916, 1917
  • Copa Aniversario: 1916
  • Copa Montevideo: 1918
  • Copa " La transatlantica ": 1916

Internationally

  • Copa de Honor Cousenier: 1918
  • Copa Competencia Chevallier Boutell: 1916
  • Copa Tortoni: 1918
Tie Cup 1919 South American Championship
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