Eligio Echagüe
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 | ? | (?) |
National team | |||
Paraguay | ? | (?) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado (31 December 1938 – 6 December 2009)[1][2] was a former 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[]
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Concepción Department, Paraguay
- Paraguayan footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football defenders
- Paraguayan football defender stubs