Pablo Dorado


Pablo Aniceto Dorado Gallinares was a footballer who played for the Uruguay national [football team|Uruguay national team]. He represented his country at the 1930 [FIFA World Cup] and is better known for being the first ever player to score in a List of [FIFA World Cup finals|World Cup final]. In the 1930 FIFA [World Cup Final|final] against Argentina, he scored the first goal of the match in the 12th minute, putting the hosts Uruguay in front by shooting the ball through the legs of Argentine goalkeeper Juan Botasso.
Dorado played club football for C.A. Bella Vista in Uruguay and River Plate in Argentina.

International goals

Uruguay's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay1–04–01930 FIFA World Cup
2.30 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay1–04–21930 FIFA World Cup Final
3.18 May 1932Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay1–01–0Friendly