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Eduardo Gerolami
Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Omar Gerolami Vives
Date of birth	10 March 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1973	Nacional
1973–1974	→ Montevideo Wanderers (loan)
1975–1978	Recreativo
1978–1980	Sevilla
1980–1982	Campesinos
1982	Montevideo Wanderers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Gerolami (born 10 March 1952) is a Uruguayan former football defender who played professionally in Uruguay, Spain and Mexico.

Career

Born in Salto, Gerolami began playing football as a central defender with a local selection and turned professional with Montevideo side Club Nacional de Football in 1970. He played for the reserve team and was loaned to Montevideo Wanderers F.C. before returning to play for Nacional's first team in 1974.^[1]

In 1975, Gerolami moved to Spain to play for Segunda División side Recreativo de Huelva. In three seasons, he helped the club gain promotion to La Liga. Shortly after, he was signed by Andalusian side Sevilla FC for two seasons.^[2]

After falling out of favor with Sevilla, Gerolami moved to Mexico, joining Mexican Primera División side Atletas Campesinos for two seasons. He injured his Achilles tendon and returned to Uruguay where he attempted a second stint with Montevideo Wanderers but had to retire due to the injury.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Eduardo Gerolami: el recordado "Ajo" desde Salto al mundo" [Eduardo Gerolami: the record of "Garlic" from Salto to the world] (in Spanish). Diario el Pueblo. 8 August 2009.
^ "Los Onubenses Joaquin y Gerolami, al Sevilla" [Huelva players Joaquin and Gerolami to Sevilla] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 27 January 1978.