Eligio Echagüe

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Echagüe and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
Eligio Echagüe
Personal information
Full name Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado
Date of birth (1938-12-31)31 December 1938
Place of birth Concepción, Paraguay
Date of death 6 December 2009(2009-12-06) (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

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
1956OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1957OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1958OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1959OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1960OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division

References
  1. Eligio Echagüe
  2. Eligio Echagüe, mundialista de Suecia
  3. Eligio Echagüe: Gran marcador, pentacampeón y mundialista by Artemio Villanueva
  4. FIFA Profile


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