Amadeo Carrizo

Amadeo Raúl Carrizo (12 June 1926 – 20 March 2020), popularly known by his first name "Amadeo", was an Argentine football goalkeeper. He was born in Rufino, Argentina. From 1945 to 1968, he played for Club Atlético River Plate.

The IFFHS ranked Carrizo as the best South American keeper of the 20th century in 1999."Raul Carrizo (Argentina) won the title of The Goalkeeper of the Century in South America before Jose Luis Chilavert and Ubaldo Fillol."  https://iffhs.de/iffhs-history-south-america-player-of-the-century-1900-1999/ "The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) chose him as the "Best South American Goalkeeper of the twentieth century.""http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/river-plate-pays-tribute-amadeo-carrizo 

He played for the Argentina national football team with significant success, especially against Brazil, but he also suffered a 6–1 defeat against Czechoslovakia, in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He played for the national team from 1954 to 1964. 

Carrizo died at a hospital in Buenos Aires on 20 March 2020, aged 93.

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Category:1926 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Argentine association football goalkeepers