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unusual facts about Paraguay national football team


Larissa Riquelme

Following her rise to fame, and after Argentinian coach Diego Maradona promised to run naked through Buenos Aires if Argentina won the 2010 World Cup, Riquelme matched the offer and promised that she would run naked (wearing only body paint in the colors of Paraguay) through Asunción if Paraguay won the World Cup, or even if they reached the semi-finals by beating Spain.


Armel Koulara

An agile and sprightly goalkeeper in addition to being a penalty specialist, Armel is Gazelle's first choice penalty taker, following in the footsteps of other goal-scoring 'keepers such as Brazilian Rogério Ceni, Vincent Enyeama of Hapoel Tel Aviv and Nigeria, Hans-Jörg Butt of FC Bayern Munich and José Luis Chilavert, formerly of Paraguay.

Enrique Vera

Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert (born 10 March 1979 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Paraguayan national team.

Hugo Ovelar

Hugo Ovelar (born 21 February 1971 in Concepción, Paraguay) is a former Paraguayan footballer who playing for clubs in Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Bolivia and in the Paraguay national football team in the Copa América Bolivia 1997 and Paraguay 1999.

Jorge Duilio Benítez

Benítez holds the all-time highest goalscorer record for Paraguay in a single match: Four goals against Bolivia in the 1949 South American Championship.

Júlio César de Souza Santos

Corinthians hired Paraguay national football team's Aldo Bobadilla for the goalkeeping position, who did not play for the team.

Nicolás Suárez Vaca

Suárez made his debut for the Bolivian national team on November 3, 1999 in a friendly match against Paraguay, as a substitute for Gonzalo Galindo.

Ricardo Oliveira

He was subsequently included in Brazil's squad for the 2004 Copa América, winning his first cap on 8 July 2004 against Paraguay.

Ricardo Sanabria

Sanabria obtained his only cap for the Paraguay national football team on 15 August 1993 in a World Cup qualifying match against Peru (2-1 win), substituting Luis Alberto Monzón in the 83rd minute.

Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho

Following the retirement of fellow countryman Carlos Eugênio Simon he finally secured his maiden Copa América appointment in 2011, where he went on to officiate the final between Uruguay and Paraguay.

Sergio Pezzotta

After the retirement of fellow countryman Horacio Elizondo he became Argentine's top referee and was selected for the 2007 Copa América where he took charge of three games (Brazil vs Mexico, Brazil vs Ecuador; both group stage and the quarterfinal between Mexico and Paraguay).


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