Carlos Alberto Guirland Báez (born 18 September 1968) is a retired

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from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, Chile and Argentina during his career.

Club career

Born in

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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

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and

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. Guirland was a member of the La Serena squad which finished last in the 1999

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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

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against

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(2–0 win). He obtained a total number of ten international caps, scoring one goal for the national side.

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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 {{Paraguay-footy-midfielder-stub