Eligio Echagüe
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Concepción, Paraguay | ||
Date of death | 6 December 2009 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Lambaré, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1946 | Club Adolfo Riquelme | ||
1947–1959 | Olimpia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1960 | Olimpia | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
Paraguay | ? | (?) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado (31 December 1938 – 6 December 2009)[1][2] was a Paraguayan football defender; most commonly playing in the left-back position.
Career
Echagüe started his career at Club Adolfo Riquelme from his hometown, Concepción. In 1947, he was transferred to Olimpia Asunción and made his debut in the first team squad in 1950. He was part of the Olimpia team that won five consecutive titles coached then by the great Aurelio González.[3] Echagüe played for the Paraguay national football team in several occasions, most notably in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Titles
Season | Team | Title |
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1956 | Olimpia | Paraguayan 1st division |
1957 | Olimpia | Paraguayan 1st division |
1958 | Olimpia | Paraguayan 1st division |
1959 | Olimpia | Paraguayan 1st division |
1960 | Olimpia | Paraguayan 1st division |
References
- ^ "Eligio Echagüe". i5.abc.com.py. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Eligio Echagüe, mundialista de Suecia
- ^ Eligio Echagüe: Gran marcador, pentacampeón y mundialista by Artemio Villanueva
- ^ FIFA Profile
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