Cayetano Sapariti

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Cayetano Sapariti
Date of birth	January 14, 1887(1887-01-14)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Montevideo Wanderers
National team
1905-1919	Uruguay	51 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Cayetano Sapariti (January 14, 1887 ~ ?) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Uruguay national team between 1905 and 1919 ^[1]

1 Biography
2 Honours
- 2.1 Uruguay
- 2.2 Wanderers
3 References

[edit] Biography

He made his debut for the national team at 18 years 179 days making him the third youngest international goalkeeper in history.^[2]

He was part of the Uruguay team that won the Copa América tournament in 1916^[3] and 1917^[4], he also participated in 1919.^[5]

His record of 51 caps in the goalkeeper position stood as a national record until it was surpassed by Rodolfo Rodríguez in 1983.

Sapariti played club football for Montevideo Wanderers, when they were one of the strongest teams in the amateur era of Uruguayan football and is remembered as one of the clubs most important players.