Daniel Onega Explained

Daniel Onega
Fullname:Daniel Germán Onega
Birth Date:17 March 1945
Birth Place:Las Parejas, Argentina
Position:centre forward
Youthclubs1:River Plate
Years1:1965–1971
Years2:1972
Years3:1973
Years4:1973–1977
Years5:1978
Clubs1:River Plate
Clubs2:Racing Club
Clubs3:River Plate
Clubs4:Córdoba CF
Clubs5:Millonarios
Caps1:207
Caps2:41
Caps3:?
Caps4:?
Caps5:?
Goals1:87
Goals2:9
Goals3:?
Goals4:1
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:1966–1972
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:3

Daniel Onega (born March 17, 1945) is a retired Argentine football player who played most of his career for River Plate. He also played for the Argentina national team between 1966 and 1972. He is the brother of the late midfielder Ermindo Onega.

Onega started his career at River Plate. It was with River Plate that he became the topscorer in the 1966 Copa Libertadores with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in that tournament, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.[1]

In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season.

In 1973, he moved to Spain to play for Córdoba CF in the Spanish 2nd division, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to Millonarios in Colombia. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.

Honours

River Plate
Racing
Córdoba C. F.
Millonarios

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalibtops.html rsssf: Copa Libertadores Top Scorers