Rogelio Delgado Explained

Rogelio Delgado
Fullname:Rogelio Wilfrido Delgado Casco
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Birth Date:1959 10, df=yes
Youthyears1:1974–1976
Years1:1976–1987
Years2:1976
Years3:1987–1992
Years4:1992–1994
Years5:1995
Clubs1:Olimpia Asunción
Clubs2:Enrique Happ (loan)
Clubs3:Independiente
Clubs4:Universidad de Chile
Caps3:71
Caps4:126
Caps5:1
Goals3:4
Goals4:6
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1983–1990
Nationalcaps1:53
Nationalgoals1:6
Manageryears1:1995
Managerclubs1:Colo-Colo (assistant)
Manageryears2:1997
Manageryears3:2000
Managerclubs3:Deportes Antofagasta
Manageryears4:2001
Managerclubs4:12 de Octubre
Manageryears5:2004
Managerclubs5:Sportivo Luqueño

Rogelio Wilfrido Delgado Casco (born 12 October 1959) is a retired football central defender from Paraguay.

Club career

At the club level, Delgado played for Olimpia Asunción, where he won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1979, and six Paraguayan league titles.

He also played for Independiente of Argentina, where he won the 1988–1989 league championship, and for Universidad de Chile, where he won the 1994 Chilean league championship.

After retiring as a player, Delgado took up coaching. He came out of retirement to play one game for Colo-Colo in the 1995 edition of the Supercopa.[1]

International career

Delgado was a member of the Paraguayan squad at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his full international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 2 June 1983 in a friendly match against Uruguay (0-0). He obtained a total number of 53 international caps, scoring six goals for the national side.[2] He was a member of the Paraguay squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He also played in three editions of the Copa América in 1983,[3] 1987[4] and 1989.[5]

Coaching career

He started his career as the assistant coach of Gustavo Benítez in Colo-Colo.[6] In 1997, he led Unión Española alongside his compatriot Roberto Paredes. [7]

He also has coached Deportes Antofagasta[8] [9] in Chile, 12 de Octubre[10] and Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay.[11]

Honours

Olimpia
Independiente
Universidad de Chile

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogelio Delgado . historiadecolocolo.com . 6 May 2024 . es.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/para-recintlp.html rsssf: Paraguay record international footballers
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/83safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1983
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/87safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1987
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/89safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1989
  6. News: PARAGUAYOS A COLO COLO: . 6 May 2024 . El Tiempo . 21 January 1995 . es.
  7. Web site: Retamal . Rodrigo . La camiseta que jamás volverá a utilizar Unión Española en la historia de la vida . . 6 May 2024 . es . 26 May 2017.
  8. Web site: Reyes . Luis . Antofagasta consolida su mejor racha invicta en 16 años . . 6 May 2024 . es . 23 September 2017.
  9. News: En proceso de embargo se encuentra Club Deportes Antofagasta . 6 May 2024 . SoyChile . 23 August 2012 . es.
  10. Web site: Rogelio Delgado dirige en Paraguay . Emol . . 6 May 2024 . es . 23 May 2001.
  11. News: Rogelio Delgado, al timón y con el desafío de surgir . 6 May 2024 . www.abc.com.py . 30 March 2004 . es.