Sergio Litvak

Sergio Litvak Lijavetzky (Ukrainian: Сергій Літвяк, 17 October 1927 – 19 June 2001) was a Chilean football goalkeeper.[1]

Sergio Litvak
Personal information
Full name Sergio Litvak Lijavetzky
Date of birth (1927-10-17)17 October 1927
Date of death 19 June 2001(2001-06-19) (aged 73)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1951 Emelec
1952–1957 Universidad Católica 49 (0)
International career
1954 Chile U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Litvak began his professional playing career in Ecuador with Club Sport Emelec in 1947. He played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile from 1952 to 1957.[2][3] Litvak was part of the side that won the 1954 Chilean Primera División and was instrumental winning in the final against Colo-Colo, making the start following an injury to regular goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone.[4] For Universidad Católica, he made forty-nine appearances at league level.[5]

Litvak was selected to play for Chile at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, but did not participate in any matches.[6]

References
  1. "Sergio Litvak". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Українські колумби Американського футбола (in Ukrainian). Legioner Kulichki. 21 February 2011.
  3. "Ingenierios UC en el deporte" (in Spanish). Ingenieria UC. October 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09.
  4. "1954 Pastillas para calmar a Litvak" (in Spanish). Diario la Tercera. 6 December 2010.
  5. @Cruzados (19 June 2018). "Hoy recordamos la partida de Sergio Litvak, un 19 de junio del 2001" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. "Tournaments - Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Helsinki 1952 - Chile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2011.


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