Eligio Echagüe Explained

Eligio Echagüe
Fullname:Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado
Height:1.70 m
Birth Date:1938 12, df=y
Birth Place:Concepción, Paraguay
Death Place:Lambaré, Paraguay
Youthyears1:1946
Youthyears2:1947–1959
Youthclubs1:Club Adolfo Riquelme
Years1:1950–1960
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Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado (31 December 1938 – 6 December 2009)[1] [2] was a Paraguayan football defender; most commonly playing in the left-back position.

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eligio Echagüe . 2023-12-27 . i5.abc.com.py.
  2. http://www.abc.com.py/articulos/eligio-echage-mundialista-de-suecia-48521.html Eligio Echagüe, mundialista de Suecia
  3. http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/eligio-echage-gran-marcador-pentacampeon-y-mundialista-932820.html Eligio Echagüe: Gran marcador, pentacampeón y mundialista
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090402062540/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=48837/index.html FIFA Profile