Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez

Footballer Edinson Cavani is confidently called one of the most popular strikers. Thanks to his efforts and perseverance in 2012 became the most productive Uruguayan player in the history of the Italian championships, his statistics are really amazing. Edinson is so popular that the footballer's nickname, "El Matador," was called pizza in Naples.

Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez, so the full name of the footballer, was born on February 14, 1987 in the city of Salto, which is the second largest settlement in Uruguay.

Edinson's family comes from Italy: his grandfather was born in Maranello, from where he moved to Sicily as a child. Then, in 1929, he immigrated to Argentina, and then to Montevideo.

Cavani's father, Luiz, played professional football and played several games for Uruguay. The footballer's mother is Berta Gomez. Edinson has a brother Christian, who was a defender, and half-brother Walter Guilellemon, who played two matches for the national team.

The boy's father and older brother instilled love for football at a young age. Edinson could play football for hours, at the age of 9 he was already beating boys older than himself. The idol of the future footballer as a child was striker Gabriel Batistuta.

Cavani began his football biography at Salto. He was quickly noticed by the capital clubs, but the young footballer was in no hurry to move. At the age of 12, the young man had already been invited to many clubs from Montevideo, but his father advised to wait a little longer.

Later, the footballer moved to Montevideo, where he was taken to the youth club "Danubio". In 2006, he made his debut at the base and won the Uruguayan championship with Apertua. In early 2007, the youngster was called up to uruguay's youth team to play in the South American Championship. Then Cavani became the top scorer in the tournament, and the national team earned 3rd place.

In January 2007, the President of Palermo announced the signing of a promising contract. The player made his debut in this team on March 11 of the same year, coming on as a substitute. Fifteen minutes after the exit he scored the first goal in the league.

In February 2008, he played his first match for Uruguay's adult team against Colombia. In the same game he scored the first goal. Two years later Cavani decided to leave Palermo and move to Juventus or Chelsea.

However, the footballer in March 2010 extended his contract until 2014. According to the contract, his annual salary was 1 million euros. Under the terms of the contract, if another club decides to buy the player, he will be forced to pay out 25 million euros.

In May of the same year, Kazan Rubin and Donetsk's Shakhtar received an offer to buy Cavani. A month later, Manchester City offered a fee of €19 million for the transfer. It is known that CSKA Moscow was also interested in the player. In June 2010, Edinson moved to Napoli: the player was loaned out for 5 million euros, followed by a buyout for €12 million.

In November 2012, the interest in the player was expressed by the head coach of Arsenal Arsene Wenger, who was ready to buy the Uruguayan for 30 million euros. Other clubs were interested in the player at the time, but on July 16, 2013 Cavani signed a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The sum of this transfer amounted to 64 million euros.

In August of the same year Cavani made his debut for the French club in the game against Montpellier. He scored the first goal for the team on August 18, 2013, scoring a goal against Ajaccio. The striker immediately became a player of the basics and formed a strike ligament with zlatan Ibrahimovic. Despite this, the Uruguayan often remained in the shadows.

Thanks to the Swede's departure to Manchester United in the summer of 2016, Cavani was given the opportunity to become the team's attacking leader. Confirmation of this fact is the title of footballer of the year according to the NCPF. Moreover, in the 2017/2018 season Edinson became the top scorer in the history of PSG.

Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez are considered the best tandem of forwards at Mundial. The latter has been playing for Barcelona since 2014. The Uruguay an injured forward was injured in the match against Ireland. The player left the field in the 12th minute of the game, after limping after a sharp acceleration.

In the French league match against Lyon, Cavani had a conflict with Neymar: the players did not share the penalty, snatching the ball from each other's hands. The dispute continued in the locker room. A little later the conflict of the players was exhausted.

Truly memorable is the celebration of Edinson's goals. The Uruguayan striker, after each goal, takes aim at the opponent with an imaginary shotgun and pretends to hit the target.

However, in one of the matches the strict referee did not appreciate the player's "performance" by showing him a yellow card. From the surprise Cavani rushed to the referee, grabbed his hand and immediately received 2 warnings, leaving the field early.

The footballer and Maria Soledad began dating in mid-2005. The couple legalized the relationship in 2007, and had two sons, Bautista, born March 22, 2011, and Lucas, born March 8, 2013.

In 2013, Edinson announced that he was divorcing his wife. The reason for the divorce, according to Maria, was the betrayal of the football player. It happened when the couple had a son Lucas. The girl admits that she tried to save the marriage, but all attempts were hopeless.

Maria and Edinson divorced through the court. As a result, the footballer was obliged to pay 25,000 a month for the maintenance of children and ex-wife.

After the divorce process ended, journalists assumed that Edinson had started a relationship with Maria Rosary Vtron, the woman who divorced the footballer. But it turned out to be untrue.

The new girlfriend of the footballer was Jocelyn Burgart - Uruguayan samba dancer, who has a model appearance. Edinson takes the girl with him everywhere, including matches, to celebrate the best moments. The story of this couple is of considerable interest to the media.

Uruguay won 1-0 against Egypt at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. After the match, Edinson exchanged shirts with the Egyptian national team player Mohamed Salah, who did not participate in the game. Cavani later explained that he had taken Salah's T-shirt as a gift to the children.

As for club value, Edinson's contract with PSG lasts until the summer of 2020. The footballer receives 13.2 million for each season. In the spring of 2018, Cavani's double saved PSG from a home defeat against Gengham.

Cavani is 184 cm tall and weighs 71kg and his working leg is right. Photos and videos of the events taking place in the footballer's life can be seen on the official Instagram account.

Napoli:

Coppa Italia: 2011/12

Psg:

French Premier League: 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18 French Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 French Cup: 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 French League Cup: 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18

Uruguay national team:

Copa America: 2011

Personal achievements:

Coppa Italia top scorer 2011/12: 5 goals Italian Premier League top scorer 2012/13: 29 goals Uruguay Footballer of the Year: 2013 Guerin Sportivo Italian Footballer of the Year: 2013 French League top scorer 2016/17: 35 goals; 2017/18: 29 goals NCPF Footballer of the Year: 2016/17. Top scorer in Paris Saint-Germain history: 170 goals

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