Schubert Gambetta

Schúbert Gambetta

Personal information
Full name	Schúbert Gambetta Saint Léon
Date of birth	(1920-04-14)April 14, 1920
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940-1948	Nacional
1949	Cúcuta Deportivo	14	(1)
1950-1956	Nacional
?-1960	Mar de Fondo
International career
1941–1952	Uruguay	36	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Schúbert Gambetta Saint Léon (14 April 1920 – 9 August 1991) was a Uruguayan footballer. He played as a half-back and was right-footed. Gambetta was a figure in the Maracanazo when he helped keep Zizinho and Ademir out of the game, which helped him to the 1950 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.

From 1940 to 1956, he played for Club Nacional de Football, winning the Uruguayan championship ten times and captaining the team. He also earned 36 caps and scored three goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1941 to 1952. He was part of Uruguay's championship team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Domestic Honours

• Primera División Uruguaya Winner: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1956.
• Primera División Uruguaya Runner up: 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953 and 1954.
• Torneo de Honor Winner: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948 and 1955.
• Torneo Competencia Winner: 1942, 1945, 1948 and 1952.
• Torneo Cuadrangular Winner: 1952, 1954 and 1955.
• Copa Aldao (Copa Río de la Plata) Winner: 1940, 1942 and 1946.
• Copa de Confraternidad Escobar - Gerona Winner: 1945.

International honours

• Copa Baron de Rio Branco Winner versus Brasil: 1946 and 1948.
• Copa Escobar Gerona Winner: 1945
• South American Championship 1942 Winner
• South American Championship 1947 Third Place
• 1950 FIFA World Cup Winner
• 1950 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

External links

• Copa America Winner
• Copa America 3rd Place
• Profile (in Spanish)
• World Cup Final Appearance
• International Appearances
• All-Star Team 1950