Gustavo Neffa
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Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez (born 30 November 1971) is a retired footballer from Paraguay.
He started his career in Olimpia Asunción. At the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese. He returned to South America in 1992, playing for Boca Juniors,[1] before leaving football and marrying tennis player Rossana de los Ríos, who gave him a daughter. He also made a short comeback as a player/coach to Dallas Burn in 2000, just appearing on one pre-season match.[2] He also appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the Paraguayan football team, playing a single match against Ghana; it was during this experience that Neffa met his future wife Rossana.
Italian musician Neffa took his name as a homage to Gustavo. Today they are known to be good friends.[3]
International
Neffa made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 1 July 1989 in the 1989 Copa América match against Peru (5–2) win, in which he scored once (2–1). He obtained a total number of 15 international caps, scoring four goals for the national side.
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