Apolinar Paniagua

Apolinar Paniagua
Personal information
Date of birth	23 July 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Yaguarón, Paraguay
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1967	Antofagasta Portuario
1968–1969	Olimpia
1970	Guaraní
1971	Deportivo Pereira
1972–1973	Millonarios
1974–1975	Olimpia
1976–1977	Libertad
1977–1978	Tampico Madero
1979–1980	Manta Sport
International career
1975–1977	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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]

↑ "Apolinar Paniagua". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Jugó en la selección de Paraguay, fue campeón en Colombia y hoy vive en la calle: el drama del ex futbolista Paniagua". Infobae (in español). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Ex seleccionado paraguayo que jugó en Antofagasta vive como indigente". alairelibre.cl (in español). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
↑ Ballesteros, Frank (14 February 2001). "Colombia 1971". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
↑ "Los datos históricos de MILLONARIOS - Medellín". www.azultotal.com (in español). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
↑ Pérez, Eliécer (30 October 2005). "Millonarios Trip to Venezuela 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
↑ Rodríguez, Leonel (3 March 2022). "Apolinar Paniagua: De la cancha a las calles". peloteros.com.ec (in español). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
↑ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-07-23) 23 July 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Yaguarón, Paraguay
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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