Osvaldo Aquino (born 28 January 1952 in

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) is a former Paraguayan

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midfielder/winger and coach.

Playing career

Aquino started his career in the youth divisions of

Atlético Triunfo Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

and played for several other teams from the San Lorenzo area before signing for

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of the Paraguayan 1st division in 1973. In 1974, he was signed by

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 ...

, where he became one of the most emblematic players of the club by winning several national and international championships in his 10-year career at the club. Aquino's highlights at Olimpia include scoring the first goal in the

Copa Libertadores 1979 The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time. They defeated the defending champions, Boca Juniors of Argentina. Olimpia's title was the first instance o ...

final against

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, winning the

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in 1979 and winning six consecutive Paraguayan 1st division titles from 1978 to 1983. He finished his career in 1985, playing for

and Cerro Corá. Aquino was also part of the

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that won the Copa America 1979.Copa America 1979 at RSSSF
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Managerial career

Aquino received his certification in 1989, and some of his coaching jobs included managing the youth divisions of

, being the head coach of

and being a member of the technical staff of

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in 2001 and 2002.

Titles

National

International

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquino, Osvaldo 1952 births Living people Paraguay men's international footballers Copa América–winning players 1979 Copa América players Paraguayan men's footballers Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Paraguayan football managers Footballers from San Lorenzo, Paraguay Men's association football midfielders Copa Libertadores–winning players