| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1927 or 1928 | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 October 2014 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Asunción, Paraguay | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Club Nacional | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | Paraguay | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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