Francisco Reyes | |
Fullname: | Francisco Santiago Reyes Villalba |
Position: | Midfielder / Central defender |
Birth Date: | July 4, 1941 |
Birth Place: | Asunción, Paraguay |
Death Place: | Asunción, Paraguay |
Years1: | 1960–1962 |
Years2: | 1963–1966 |
Years3: | 1964 |
Years4: | 1966–1967 |
Years5: | 1967–1973 |
Years6: | 1969 |
Years7: | 1974–1975 |
Clubs1: | Presidente Hayes[1] |
Clubs2: | Olimpia |
Clubs3: | → River Plate (loan) |
Clubs4: | Atlético de Madrid |
Clubs5: | Flamengo |
Clubs6: | → Campo Grande (loan) |
Clubs7: | Olimpia |
Caps3: | 0 |
Caps4: | 0 |
Caps5: | 74 |
Caps6: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Goals6: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 1961–1966 |
Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Francisco Santiago Reyes Villalba, commonly known as Francisco Reyes (July 4, 1941[2] – July 31, 1976[3]), was a Paraguayan football midfielder and central defender, who played in several top level clubs and in the Paraguay national football team.
Born in Asunción, he started his career playing for Olimpia, winning the Primera División Paraguaya in 1962 and in 1965.[3] Reyes joined Brazilian club Flamengo in 1967, helped the club to win the Campeonato Carioca in 1972, and left at the end of 1973.[2] He retired while defending Olimpia, winning the Paraguayan League in his last season, in 1975.[3]
He played 13 games for the Paraguay national team between 1961 and 1966[2]