Gustavo Neffa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Neffa and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez (born 30 November 1971) is a retired footballer from Paraguay.

Gustavo Neffa

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s)	Left winger, striker
Youth career
1987–1988	Olimpia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1989	Olimpia	48	(28)
1989–1992	Juventus
1989–1992	→ Cremonese (loan)	46	(3)
1992	Unión	16	(3)
1992–1995	Boca Juniors	39	(8)
1995–1996	Estudiantes	4	(0)
1996–1998	Sol de América	19	(2)
1999	Olimpia	5	(1)
1999–2000	Dallas Burn	3	(1)
International career
1992	Paraguay U23	8	(2)
1989–1997	Paraguay	15	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his career in Olimpia Asunción. At the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese. He returned to South America in 1992, playing for Boca Juniors,^[1] before leaving football and marrying tennis player Rossana de los Ríos, who gave him a daughter. He also made a short comeback as a player/coach to Dallas Burn in 2000, just appearing on one pre-season match.^[2] He also appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the Paraguayan football team, playing a single match against Ghana; it was during this experience that Neffa met his future wife Rossana.

Italian musician Neffa took his name as a homage to Gustavo. Today they are known to be good friends.^[3]

International

Neffa made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 1 July 1989 in the 1989 Copa América match against Peru (5–2) win, in which he scored once (2–1). He obtained a total number of 15 international caps, scoring four goals for the national side.