page_title: Zoilo Canavery
section_title: Club
hierarchical_section_title: Zoilo Canavery / Career / Club
caption_attribution_description: Español: caricaturas de los futbolistas Perinetti, Muttoni, Reyes y Canaveri (1914)
context_page_description: Zoilo Canavery was an Uruguayan football player. Born in Montevideo, Canavery was a notable figure of Argentine sport during the 1910 and 1920 decades, playing in four of the "big five" of Argentina, such as Independiente, River Plate, Racing and Boca Juniors.
  Canavery played the most of his career at Independiente, where he spent two tenures. With the Red Devils, he won two league championships, and three Copa de Competencia in 1924, 1925 and 1926.
  The Red Devils nickname was given to Independiente by a journalist who highlighted the skills and effectiveness team's attacking line formed by Canavery, Alberto Lalín, Luis Ravaschino, Manuel Seoane and Raimundo Orsi.
context_section_description: Canavery debuted in 1912 for Independiente as a right winger. On  December 22, 1912, Independiente lost the Primera División playoff game to Porteño. Independiente line-up was W.Peterson; J. Idiarte, L. Calneggia; M. Deluchi, E. Sande; A. Lanatta; Z. Canavery, B. Lloveras, J. Rodríguez, E. Colla, F. Roldán. Team coach was Juan Mignaburu. 
  The match was suspended because several players of Independiente abandoned the field after 87 minutes. The championship was awarded to Porteño on Dec 23.
  In 1913 Canavery was traded to River Plate, where he played only one match. With Canavery playing for the club, River Plate would finish 3rd. in the 1913 championship.
  Between 1914 and 1917 Canavery played for Racing Club de Avellaneda, where some of his teammates were Ángel Betular, Alberto Ohaco, Alberto Marcovecchio, Juan Hospital and Natalio Perinetti. In Racing, Canavery won three Primera División titles (1914, 1915 and 1916), two Copa Ibarguren (1914 and 1916) and one Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires in 1915.
  On September 3, 1914, Canavery played an international club match against the Piedmontese team Torino, that was won by Racing by 1-0 with goal of Alberto Ohaco. That same year, he played a match against the Exeter City F.C., in a match won by Exeter against the Racing Club de Avellaneda by 2 to 0. Among the figures of the English team were Sam Strettle and Billy Goodwin. 
  In 1915, he scored one of three goals in which Racing beat Ferro Carril Oeste in the semifinals of the Copa Competencia. That same year he also played the semifinal of the Copa de Honor, in which Racing thrashed 5-0 to Club Atlético San Isidro. 
  He settled in Montevideo in 1917, the year in which they tried to hire him to play for the Club Atletico Peñarol. In 1918 Canavery returned for one short time to Independiente, where he played the Copa de Honor. He later moved to Boca Juniors, who won their first title in 1919. Canavery stayed two seasons, scoring 12 goals in 32 matches played. Serving in the Boca Juniors team, Canavery played only a classic against River Plate, in a scoreless game played on June 29, 1919. 
  In Boca Juniors, Canavery played with notable footballers such as Américo Tesoriere, Alfredo Garasini and Pedro Calomino among others. Zoilo Canavery later returned to Independiente in 1921, where then he won the 1922 and 1926 championships. and three tournaments of the Copa de Competencia of 1924, 1925 and 1926. 
  Zoilo Canavery played several international friendly matches, including the match that Independiente won 2-1 against the Third Lanark, during the tour that the Scottish team made to Buenos Aires in 1923. The game was played on June 29, at the River Plate stadium, and the goals were converted by Raimundo Orsi and Ferguson, for the Third Lanark. 
  Canavery was part of the team who in August 11, 1928 at the stadium of Independiente dispute a match against Barcelona, win team of Avellaneda by 4-1 with goals from Canavery, Seoane (2), and Orsi. Reguiero scored a goal for Barça.
  Towards the end of his career, Zoilo Canavery scored a penalty goal against Chacarita Juniors, in a match played at Independiente Stadium on March 10, 1929.
caption: Canavery (first from right) depicted on Caras y Caretas00, 1914
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