Pablo León | |
Position: | Forward |
Clubs1: | Guaraní |
Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
Nationalyears1: | 1953 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Pablo León (died before 1 April 2003)[1] was a Paraguayan footballer. He was part of Paraguay's squad that won the 1953 South American Championship.[2]
León was selected in Paraguay's squad for the 1953 South American Championship.[2] An unused substitute through the first five games, he was the water carrier ("aguatero") for his teammates.[3]
On 27 March, for the sixth and decisive game against Brazil, León came on as a substitute in the 85th minute and scored the winning goal in the 89th, enabling Paraguay to tie with Brazil for classification.[4] A playoff was then played between the two teams (León didn't play it), Paraguay was victorious and won its first Copa America.[2]
It was León's only cap and goal with Paraguay.[5]