of Che Guevara." Off the field, Chilavert refused to participate at the 1999 Copa América, held in Paraguay, complaining about the incompetence of the local directors. Despite being officially honored by the government, he said that his country should invest money in education rather than football. Chilavert also routinely dismissed his country's politicians as corrupt, incompetent, and responsible for keeping many Paraguayans in poverty. Chilavert claimed that when his playing days were over, he would stand for president and enforce his own brand of law and order. During 2008 and 2009, the former goalkeeper demonstrated his support for Paraguayan Olympic thrower Edgar Baumann against corruption in Paraguayan sport when the athlete had been robbed of his right to compete at the 2000 Sydney Olympics due to a scandal from the Paraguayan Olympic Committee. Chilavert supported Baumann during the lawsuit which had been filed against the Olympic Committee with Chilavert stated that the then president of the Olympic Committee, Ramón Zubizarreta, should be expulsed for hurting athletes and not giving them benefits. In 2009, Chilavert, along with Claudio Escauriza, Tomás Orué and lawyer Alejandro Rubin, attended a Press Conference at Asunción Shopping Centre Shopping del Sol, in support Edgar Baumann, who had received a favourable ruling from the Paraguay Supreme Court in a case against the Paraguay Olympic Committee president Ramón Zubizarreta for robbing him the right of competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics and also taking his sums of money that he earned from his scholarship. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chilavert goal. Honours Guarani Primera División: 1984 Vélez Sársfield Primera División: 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura Copa Libertadores: 1994 Intercontinental Cup: 1994 Copa Interamericana: 1994 (played in 1996) Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996 Recopa Sudamericana: 1997 Strasbourg Coupe de France: 2000–01 Peňarol Primera División: 2003 Individual Equipo Ideal de América: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 1995, 1997, 1998 Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1996 South American Footballer of the Year: 1996 FIFA World Cup: All-star team 1998 FIFA XI: 2001 World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time IFFHS Legends References External links IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year at RSSSF The World's most successful goalscoring Goalkeepers of all time at IFFHS 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Luque Paraguayan footballers Association football goalkeepers Sportivo Luqueño players