Celso Esquivel González (born 20 March 1981) is a
Paraguay
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an
footballer
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who is currently playing for
Club Almagro
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of the Primera B Metropolitana in Argentina..
Club career
Esquivel played in
Argentina
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for
San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
,
Racing Club and
Talleres. In his native country he did exclusively for
Sportivo Luqueño
Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. It currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, the country's top tier of football, where it has won thrice, in 19 ...
.
International career
Esquivel was a member of the Paraguayan squad at the
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
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and was part of the
silver medal
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-winning
Paraguayan
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Though the majority of Paraguayans reside in Paraguay, significant communities have been established in multiple countries, most noticeably Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil.
History
The first ...
2004 Olympic football team. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the
Portugal
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of
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Saudi Pr ...
in the city of
Algarve
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, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.
Honours
Paraguay U23
**
Olympic Games
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: in
Athens
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(2004)
References
External links
Celso Esquivel at Football Lineups*
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1981 births
Living people
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Copa Sudamericana–winning players
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Olympic footballers for Paraguay
Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportivo Luqueño players
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
2004 Copa América players
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men's association football defenders
21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen
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