Uruguayan footballer (1908-1978)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Dorado and the second or maternal family name is
Gallinares.
Pablo Dorado
![]() |
|
Full name |
Pablo Aniceto Dorado Gallinares [1] |
---|
Date of birth |
(1908-06-22)22 June 1908 |
---|
Place of birth |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
---|
Date of death |
18 November 1978(1978-11-18) (aged 70) |
---|
Position(s) |
Forward |
---|
|
Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
---|
1929–1931 |
C.A Bella Vista |
362 |
(53) |
---|
1932–1935 |
River Plate |
20 |
(1) |
---|
Total |
|
382 |
(54) |
---|
|
1929–1932 |
Uruguay |
7 |
(3) |
---|
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pablo Aniceto Dorado Gallinares (22 June 1908 in Montevideo – 18 November 1978) was a footballer who played for the Uruguay national team.[2] He represented his country at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and is better known for being the first ever player to score in a World Cup final. In the final against Argentina, he scored the first goal of the match in the 12th minute, putting the hosts Uruguay in front by shooting the ball through the legs of Argentine goalkeeper Juan Botasso.[3]
Dorado played club football for C.A. Bella Vista in Uruguay and River Plate in Argentina (1931–1935).
International goals
Uruguay's goal tally first
References