Miguel Ángel Sanabria (born November 11, 1964) is a retired

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from

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. He played professional football for clubs like Club Olimpia in Paraguay, and also had a spell in

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, playing for Club Bolívar.

Teams

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

1985–1990 * Bolívar 1991 * Olimpia 1991–1996 * Nacional 1997 *

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile currently participating in the Primera División de Chile. History Foundation, Amateur Era and First seasons ...

1997

International career

Sanabria made his international debut for the

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on July 10, 1991 in a

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match against

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(5-0 win), substituting Felipe Peralta in the 76th minute. He obtained a total number of three international caps, scoring no goals for the national side.

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