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Gerardo Adrián Traverso Píriz (7 October 1975 – 17 May 2019)[1] was an Uruguayan football player.[2]

Gerardo Traverso

Personal information
Full name	Gerardo Adrián Traverso Píriz
Date of birth	(1975-10-07)7 October 1975
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	17 May 2019(2019-05-17) (aged 43)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Rubio Ñú
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Rubio Ñú
1993–1997	Nacional (Paraguay)
1997	Tianjin TEDA
–	San Lorenzo
–	Monterrey
–2000	Durazno
2000	→ Barcelona (loan)
2001	Guaraní
2002	Dundee	2	(0)
2002	Cerro Porteño
2003	Sportivo Luqueño
2003–2004	Tacuary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Traverso moved to Paraguay as a youth player and began his professional career with Rubio Ñú before moving to Nacional in the Primera División de Paraguay.[3] He played on loan for Barcelona in Serie A de Ecuador.[4] He also had a brief spell with Dundee in the Scottish Premier League.[5]

Traverso's career ended following a serious injury sustained in an automobile crash in Asunción in May 2004. His wife was also injured in the accident.[6]

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