Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed ''Rambert'' (born 10 March 1979, in

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), is a Paraguayan

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

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. Vera has been primarily based since LDU Quito since 2006, winning the 2007 Serie A, the

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(playing in both legs of the

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, the

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, and the

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(scoring one goal).

Club career

Early in his career, Vera played for several Paraguayan clubs such as Resistencia, Sol de América and

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before moving to Ecuador where he played for teams like Aucas, Olmedo, and LDU Quito. At the end of 2007, he was named best foreign player and best overall player of the Ecuadorian league by the newspaper '' El Comercio''. During the 2008, Vera was important member of the LDU Quito squad that won the

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, the first international for the club and for any club in Ecuador. Vera was nominated in the ideal team of the cup when he was chosen as an ideal substitute in the midfield position, along with teammates

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and

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. Shortly after the Copa Libertadores win, he signed a 4-year contract to play for Mexico's

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. Vera scored his first goal for the Mexican side in his 4th game with the team in the Apertura 2008 1–1 draw against

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. On 18 June 2009, Vera was loaned back to LDU Quito after a bad spell at América. In the short time back, he was a key player for the club as they won two more international titles: the

and the

. He was sold to

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by America before the

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, where he would play with

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. After a rather uneventful stint at Atlas, he returned to Ecuador for his third stint at LDU Quito. He has publicly stated he would like to retire at the Quito-based club. In 2011 during his game with Liga de Quito, Enrique Vera left with a broken leg that took him out for more than a year until he returned to the field. In 2012, he was getting back into shape to start his new season with Liga de Quito in the 2013 season. In December 2015, it was reported that Enrique Vera had signed with LDU Quito for one more season.

International career

Vera was first called to the Paraguayan football team in 2007 by

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. He has since participated in the

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and in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with the national team, which qualified for the

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in South Africa. He scored in the first half of Paraguay's second group match against Slovakia.

International goals

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Honours

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References

External links

Vera's FEF Player Card

Enrique Vera's Statistics
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vera, Enrique 1979 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Sportivo Trinidense footballers Resistencia S.C. footballers Club Sol de América footballers Independiente F.B.C. footballers Sportivo Iteño footballers S.D. Aucas footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers C.D. Olmedo footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Club América footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Sportivo Luqueño players Liga MX players Paraguayan Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players Men's association football midfielders Naturalized citizens of Ecuador Footballers from Asunción Copa Libertadores–winning players Paraguayan football managers Tacuary managers 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen