Ignacio Achúcarro Explained

Ignacio Achucarro
Fullname:Ignacio Achucarro Ayala
Birth Date:31 July 1936
Birth Place:Asunción, Paraguay
Position:Defender
Years1:1956–1958
Years2:1958–1968
Years3:1969–1970
Clubs3:Olimpia
Caps2:240
Goals2:10
Nationalteam1:Paraguay

Ignacio Achucarro Ayala (31 July 1936 – August 2021) was a Paraguayan footballer. He played as a defender.

Career

Achúcarro started his career in Olimpia Asunción of Paraguay, where he won two national championships before being transferred to Europe in 1958 to play for Sevilla FC. At Sevilla, he would spend 10 years before returning to Paraguay to play for Olimpia for the 1969 and 1970 seasons.[1] Achucarro was part of the Paraguay national football team that qualified and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he played all three games for Paraguay.[2]

Death

Achúcarro died in August 2021, at the age of 85.[3]

Titles

SeasonTeamTitle
1956OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division
1957OlimpiaParaguayan 1st division

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lista de Jugadores del Sevilla . 10 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150430124313/http://www.sevillacf.com/listajugadores/a.htm . 30 April 2015 . dead .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044804/http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44955/index.html FIFA Profile
  3. Web site: Fallece el dorsal de leyenda del Sevilla FC . Sevilla FC . 2 November 2023.