Carlos Alberto Guirland Báez (born 18 September 1968) is a retired
association football
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midfielder
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from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, Chile and Argentina during his career.
Club career
Born in
Misiones Province
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, Guirland came to
Olimpia at the age of 17 and started his professional career with them in 1986. He had spells playing in Argentina and Chile with
Deportivo Mandiyú
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,
San Martín de Tucumán
Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays ...
,
Atlético Tucumán
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Chacarita Juniors
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,
Audax Italiano
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History
The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...
and
Deportes La Serena
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. Guirland was a member of the La Serena squad which finished last in the 1999
Chilean Primera División
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and was relegated.
International career
Guirland made his international debut for the
Paraguay national team on 15 March 1989 in a
friendly match
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against
Martinique
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(2–0 win). He obtained a total number of ten international caps, scoring one goal for the national side.
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
People from San Ignacio, Paraguay
Footballers from Misiones Department
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Paraguayan Primera División players
Club Olimpia footballers
Club Sol de América footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Deportivo Mandiyú footballers
Primera Nacional players
San Martín de Tucumán footballers
Atlético Tucumán footballers
Chacarita Juniors footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Audax Italiano footballers
Deportes La Serena footballers
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
1989 Copa América players
1991 Copa América players
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