Apolinar Paniagua

Apolinar Paniagua
Personal information
Date of birth	23 July 1946 (age 77)
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[edit]

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

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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jugó en la selección de Paraguay, fue campeón en Colombia y hoy vive en la calle: el drama del ex futbolista Paniagua". Infobae (in Spanish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Ex seleccionado paraguayo que jugó en Antofagasta vive como indigente". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). 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 Spanish). 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 Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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