Felipe Nery Franco (born 26 May 1959) is a Paraguayan former

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who played as a striker. During his career, Franco played for teams such as

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. Fou ...

Club Libertad Club Libertad is a Paraguayan professional football club based in Asunción that currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División. The club plays its home games at Estadio Tigo La Huerta; which holds 10,100 people. Founded in 1905, Liber ...

and Deportivo Humaitá of Paraguay; and for

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and

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. While in Olimpia, he won important titles with the club, although he came in as a substitute most of the time. Franco's biggest achievement as a striker came in 1992, when he was the topscorer in the Paraguayan 1st division with 13 goals.Paraguay – List of Topscorers
at

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by Juan Pablo Andrés and Eli Schmerler

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Felipe Nery Franco
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