Osvaldo Aquino

Osvaldo Aquino (born 28 January 1952 in San Lorenzo, Paraguay) is a former football midfielder/winger and coach.[1]

Osvaldo Aquino
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Aquino
Date of birth (1952-01-28) 28 January 1952
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1968 Atlético Triunfo
1969–1970 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 San Lorenzo ? (?)
1972 Club Manuel Cabello ? (?)
1973 Guaraní ? (?)
1974–1984 Olimpia ? (?)
1985 San Lorenzo ? (?)
1985 Cerro Corá ? (?)
National team
Paraguay ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Aquino started his career in the youth divisions of Atlético Triunfo and went on to play for several other teams from the San Lorenzo area before signing for Guaraní of the Paraguayan 1st division in 1973. In 1974, he was signed by Olimpia Asunción, where he became one of the most emblematic players of the club by winning several national and international championships in his 10-year career at the club. Aquino's highlights at Olimpia include scoring the first goal in the Copa Libertadores 1979 final against Boca Juniors, winning the Intercontinental Cup in 1979 and winning six consecutive Paraguayan 1st division titles from 1978 to 1983. He finished his career in 1985 playing for San Lorenzo and Cerro Corá.[2]

Aquino was also part of the Paraguay national football team that won the Copa America 1979.[3]

Managerial career

Aquino received his certification in 1989 and some of his coaching jobs included managing the youth divisions of San Lorenzo, head coach of Atlético Triunfo and member of the technical staff of Club Libertad in 2001 and 2002.

Titles

National
Season Team Title
1972Club Manuel CabelloLiga de Carapeguá
1975OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1978OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1979OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1980OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1981OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1982OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1983OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division

International
Season Team Title
1971ParaguaySouth American Youth Championship
1979OlimpiaCopa Libertadores
1979OlimpiaCopa Interamericana
1979OlimpiaIntercontinental Cup
1979ParaguayCopa América

Awards
Season Team Award
1976Olimpia‘'López de Filippi'’ medal (best Olimpia player of the year)

References
  1. "Datos de Osvaldo Aquino". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  2. Osvaldo Aquino: Goles, talento y supercampeón Archived 8 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine by Artemio Villanueva
  3. Copa America 1979 at RSSSF
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.