Osvaldo Aquino

Osvaldo Aquino
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Aquino
Date of birth (1952-01-28) 28 January 1952
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1968 Atlético Triunfo
1969-1970 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 San Lorenzo ? (?)
1972 Club Manuel Cabello ? (?)
1973 Guaraní ? (?)
1974-1984 Olimpia ? (?)
1985 San Lorenzo ? (?)
1985 Cerro Corá ? (?)
National team
Paraguay ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Osvaldo Aquino (born 28 January 1952 in San Lorenzo, Paraguay) is a former football midfielder/winger and coach.[1]

Playing career

Aquino started his career in the youth divisions of Atlético Triunfo and went on to play for several other teams from the San Lorenzo area before signing for Guaraní of the Paraguayan 1st division in 1973. In 1974 he was signed by Olimpia Asunción, where he became one of the most emblematic players of the club by winning several national and international championships in his 10-year career at the club. Aquino's highlights at Olimpia include scoring the first goal in the Copa Libertadores 1979 final against Boca Juniors, winning the Intercontinental Cup in 1979 and winning six consecutive Paraguayan 1st division titles from 1978 to 1983. He finished his career in 1985 playing for San Lorenzo and Cerro Corá.[2]

Aquino was also part of the Paraguay national football team that won the Copa America 1979.[3]

Managerial career

Aquino received his certification in 1989 and some of his coaching jobs included managing the youth divisions of San Lorenzo, head coach of Atlético Triunfo and member of the technical staff of Club Libertad in 2001 and 2002.

Titles

National

Season Team Title
1972Paraguay Club Manuel Cabello Liga de Carapeguá
1975Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division
1978Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division
1979Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division
1980Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division
1981Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division
1982Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division
1983Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division

International

Season Team Title
1971Paraguay Paraguay South American Youth Championship
1979Paraguay Olimpia Copa Libertadores
1979Paraguay Olimpia Copa Interamericana
1979Paraguay Olimpia Intercontinental Cup
1979Paraguay Paraguay Copa América

Awards

Season Team Award
1976Paraguay Olimpia ‘‘López de Filippi’’ medal (best Olimpia player of the year)

References

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