Club Presidente Hayes is a Paraguayan

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club from Tacumbú, a section of

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. The club is also known colloquially by its nicknames The Yankees (''Los Yanquis'') and The Little Star (''La Estrellita''). They play regularly in Asuncion's Kiko Reyes Stadium (''Estadio Kiko Reyes'') as part of the Paraguayan Soccer League (''Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol''). The club was founded in 1907 and participated in their first international tournament in the 1953 Copa Montevideo. It is one of several entities in Paraguay that were named in honor of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the

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. Hayes, who was required to arbitrate an Argentine-Paraguayan territorial dispute in the

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after the

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, decided in favour of Paraguay. The club is the former home of

ans

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and

José Ariel Núñez José Ariel Núñez Portelli (born 12 September 1988) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays as a forward for Guaireña. Club career Born in Asunción, Núñez spent his early career in his native Paraguay, playing for Libertad, ...

, and foreigners

Riki Kitawaki is a former Japanese football player. He was born to a Japanese father and a Venezuelan mother. At the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol, Kitawaki played for Tacuary, 29 de Setiembre and Presidente Hayes. Between 2005 and 2012, Kitawaki end ...

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, and Victor Cristaldo

History

In 1945, the club obtains its best result by finishing third in the 1945 Paraguayan Primera División season. In 1952, the club wins the 1952 Paraguayan Primera División season.

Current squad

As of March 2021.

Notable players

:To appear in this section a player must have either: * Played at least 125 games for the club. * Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. * Been part of a national team at any time. * Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay). * Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition. 1930s *

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1950s *

(1957–1962) 1990s * Edgar Denis (1991–1993) * Justo Jacquet (1994–1995) *

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(1996) *

(1997) *

(1998–2000) * Jorge Brítez (1999) 2000s * Inocencio Zárate (2002–presente) *

(2008) *

(2008) 2010s * Freddy Cabezas (2018) Non- CONMEBOL players * Victor Cristaldo (1993–1996) *

(2007) *

(2013)

Club honours

League

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vi ...

: 1 ::1952 *

Paraguayan División Intermedia The División Intermedia ( en, Intermediate Division), also known as the Segunda División ( en, Second Division), is the second tier professional football league in Paraguay. It is organized by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. Overview S ...

: 8 ::1911, 1919, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1991 * Paraguayan Tercera División: 1 ::2006

References

External links

Soccerway.com ProfilePresidente Hayes InfoParaguayan Soccer Info
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