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1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 3)
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Paraguay qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden. Table Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Team stats Paraguay Head coach: Aurelio González Uruguay Head coach: Juan López Fontana Colombia Source: Head coach: Rodolfo Orlandini Rodolfo Orlando Orlandini (1 January 1905 – 24 December 1990) was an Argentine football (soccer) midfielder who played for the Argentina national team between 1927 and 1930. Club career Orlandini played club football in Argentina for Sp ... References External linksFIFA official page {{DEFAULTSORT:1958 Fifa World Cup Qualification (Conmebol - Group 3) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the 1930 FIFA World Cup, inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina national football team, Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 World Cup by defeating France national football team, France. The contest starts with the FIFA World Cup qualification, qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over the course of about a month. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Bautista Agüero
Juan Bautista Agüero Sánchez (24 June 1935 – 27 December 2018) was a Paraguayan football striker. Career Agüero started his career at Olimpia Asunción, which was at the time coached by the great Aurelio González. There, Agüero won some national championships. He was later transferred to Sevilla FC of Spain, where he would spend 8 years, playing more than 100 games. For the 1965/1966, he signed for Real Madrid and had a brief stint in Granada CF. Agüero was part of the Paraguay national football team that qualified for and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals for Paraguay. Titles Real Madrid *European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...: 1965–66 References 1935 births 2018 deaths Paraguayan men's footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacio Achúcarro
Ignacio Achucarro Ayala (31 July 1936 – 14 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. Achucarro was part of the Paraguay national football team that qualified and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Br ..., where he played all three games for Paraguay. Death Achúcarro died in August 2021, at the age of 85. Titles References 1936 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots, tackling, intercepting passes, contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelio González (footballer)
Aurelio Ramón González Benítez (25 September 1905 – 9 July 1997) was a Paraguayan Association football, football player and coach. González is one of the greatest football players of Paraguay, considered by many as the second best player behind Arsenio Erico. He started his career in Sportivo Luqueño and then moved to Olimpia Asunción, Olimpia of Asunción where he spent the rest of his career winning several championships, most notably the three consecutive national championships obtained by Olimpia in 1927, 1928 and 1929. In the early 1930s he rejected an offer worth millions from San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina in order to fight for his country, Paraguay, in the Chaco War. He also was a vital player of the Paraguay national football team, Paraguay national team scoring several goals in the 1920s and 1930s, and participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930 World Cup. As a coach, he led Olimpia Asunción, Olimpia of Asunción to numerous championships and to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Martínez
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William Martinez of Martínez may refer to: *William Martinez (actor) (born 1966), Filipino actor *William Martínez (footballer) (1928–1997), Uruguayan footballer *Will Martinez (born 1980), American mixed martial artist * William J. Martínez (born 1954), American federal judge See also *Williams Martínez (born 1982), Uruguayan footballer *Willie Martinez (other) Willie Martinez is the name of: * Willie Martínez (baseball) (born 1978), baseball pitcher * Willie Martinez (jockey) (born 1971), horse racing jockey * Willie Martinez (American football) (born 1963), defensive backs coach See also * William Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eladio Benítez
Eladio Benítez Amuedo (24 February 1939 – 23 October 2018) was an Uruguayan footballer who played as an inside left. Career Benítez played professionally between 1957 and 1970 for Racing Club de Montevideo, Deportes Temuco, Green Cross, Unión La Calera and Rangers de Talca. He earned 8 international caps for Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ..., and was a squad member at the 1959 South American Championship in Ecuador. References 1939 births 2018 deaths Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Racing Club de Montevideo players Deportes Temuco footballers Club de Deportes Green Cross footballers Unión La Calera footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Men's association football inside forwards Uruguayan expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florencio Amarilla
Florencio Amarilla Lacasa (3 January 1935 – 25 August 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer, coach and later actor. Amarilla was born in Bogado, Paraguay. He started his career in with Club Nacional in Paraguay before being transferred to Europe to play for teams like Elche CF and Real Oviedo of Spain. After leaving Elche, he wandered through a number of teams in the Spanish second and third levels before retiring at AD Almería in 1972. He played as a striker. Amarilla was also part of the Paraguay national team that qualified to the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In the qualifiers, Amarilla was Paraguay's top scorer with three goals and he was also one of the top scorers for Paraguay in the World Cup with two goals. Later career Amarilla stayed in the Province of Almería in Spain after his career and began appearing in films shot in the region, most often as an unlisted extra but sometimes credited with a minor role. His on-screen appearances include ''100 Rifles, Patton, El Condor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of around 6.1 million, nearly 2.3 million of whom live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro area. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537 established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Reductions, Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. After the Suppression of the Society of Jesus, expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, Paraguay increasingly became a peripheral colony. Following Independence of Paraguay, independence from Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#South America, longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción, Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, that of other important cities such as Villarrica, Paraguay, Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Santa Cruz de la Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Jara Saguier
Enrique Augusto Jara Saguier (born 12 July 1934 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former football player. Enrique is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay. Career Enrique Jara Saguier spent most of his career playing for Cerro Porteño, team in which he made his debut in 1950. At the national team level, Enrique was part of the Paraguay squad that competed in the qualifiers for the 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Br ..., in which Paraguay competed. Titles As player References Paraguayan men's footballers Cerro Porteño players Paraguay men's international footballers Footballers from Asunción Living people 1934 births Men's association football forwards {{Paraguay-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately . It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in Montevideo metropolitan area, the metropolitan area of its capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter gatherer, hunter gatherers 13,000 years ago. The first European explorer to reach the region was Juan Díaz de Solís in 1516, but the area was colonized later than its neighbors. At the time of Spanish colonization of the Americas, European arrival, the Charrúa were the predominant tribe, alongside other groups such as the Guaraní people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
