Vladimiro Tarnawsky

Vladimir Tarnawski
Tarnawski on the cover of El Gráfico in 1960
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-08-19) 19 August 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Kiev, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951 El Porvenir 52 (0)
1957–1960 Newell's Old Boys 55 (0)
1960–1962 San Lorenzo 35 (0)
1963 Estudiantes LP 8 (0)
1964–1967 Philadelphia Ukrainians
1968 Boston Beacons 17 (0)
1969 Philadelphia Spartans
1970 Gotschee USC
1972-1973 Philadelphia Spartans
1974 Delaware Wings
1975 Philadelphia Ukrainians
International career
1959 Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimiro Tarnawski (Russian: Владимир Тарнавский; Ukrainian: Володимир Тарнавський, romanized: Volodymyr Tarnavs'kyy; born 19 August 1939), also known as Vladimiro Tarnawsky and Walter Tarnawsky, and nicknamed Ruso[1][2] (Spanish for Russian), is a retired Ukrainian Argentine football goalkeeper born in the Soviet Union.

Career

Born in the Ukrainian SSR, Tarnawski began his professional playing career in Argentina with Club El Porvenir in 1951. He played for Newell's Old Boys from 1957 to 1960, Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro from 1960 to 1962[3] and Estudiantes de La Plata in 1963. He also made one appearance for the Argentina national team, Chile's first victory against Argentina, on 18 November 1959.[4][5]

Tarnawski finished his playing career in the United States, making 17 appearances for NASL side Boston Beacons during the 1968 season. He also played for Gotschee USC.

References

  1. ^ "Futbolistas extranjeros en Argentina: Vladimir Tarnawsky". 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "La única noche de Vladimir Tarnawski". 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Ficha del jugador: VLADIMIR TARNAWSKI" (in Spanish). Museo de San Lorenzo. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  4. ^ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (16 January 2009). "ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM ARCHIVE". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  5. ^ Siredey, Francisco (16 October 2012). "El histórico primer triunfo de Chile" (in Spanish). Diario La Tercera.