Apolinar Paniagua

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Apolinar Paniagua
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-07-23) 23 July 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Yaguarón, Paraguay
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1967 Antofagasta Portuario
1968–1969 Olimpia
1970 Guaraní 12 (3)
1971 Deportivo Pereira 45 (30)
1972–1973 Millonarios 71 (41)
1974–1975 Olimpia
1976–1977 Libertad
1977–1978 Tampico Madero
1979–1980 Manta Sport
International career
1975–1977 Paraguay 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Apolinar Paniagua (born 23 July 1946) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a forward. [1]

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Career

Born in Yaguarón, Paraguay, Paniagua played in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador in addition to his homeland. [2]

In Chile, he played for Antofagasta Portuario. [2] [3]

In Colombia, he played for Deportivo Pereira [4] and Millonarios. [5] [6]

In Mexico, he played for Tampico Madero. [2] [3]

In Ecuador, he played for Manta Sport, the previous club to Manta FC, his last club. [7]

At international level, Paniagua played in 18 matches for the Paraguay national football team from 1975 to 1977. He was also part of Paraguay's squad for the 1975 Copa América tournament. [8]

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