Daniel Onega (born 17 March 1945) is a retired

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player who played most of his career for River Plate. He also played for the Argentina national team between 1966 and 1972. He is the brother of the late

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Ermindo Onega. Onega started his career at River Plate. It was with River Plate that he became the topscorer in the 1966

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with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in that tournament, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.rsssf: Copa Libertadores Top Scorers
In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season. In 1973, he moved to

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to play for

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in the Spanish 2nd division, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to Millonarios in

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. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.

Honours

; River Plate *

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runner-up:

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, 1968 Nacional, 1969 Metropolitano, 1969 Nacional, 1970 Metropolitano, 1973 Nacional ; Racing *

runner-up: 1972 Metropolitano ; Córdoba C. F. * Trofeo Ciudad de Córdoba: 1975, 1976, 1977 * Trofeo Feria de Toledo: 1975 ; Millonarios *

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: 1978

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* 1945 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Córdoba CF players Millonarios F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia People from Belgrano Department, Santa Fe Footballers from Santa Fe Province Copa Libertadores top scorers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1940s-stub