Rodrigo Nicolás Romero Aranda (born 8 October 1982) is a

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an former

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who played as a

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. He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team.

Club career

* General Díaz *2002

General Caballero ZC General Caballero Sport Club, also referred as General Caballero ZC, is an association football club from Zeballos Cué, Asunción, Paraguay. The club was founded September 6, 1918 and plays in the Primera División B, the third division of th ...

*2002–2003

Sportivo Trinidense Sportivo Trinidense is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on 11 August 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio Ñu ...

*2004

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*2005

Sport Colombia Club Sport Colombia, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Fernando de la Mora. History The club was founded November 1, 1924 and plays in the Paraguayan third division. Their home games are played at the Estadio Alfonso Colmá ...

*2005 Olimpia *2005

*2006–2007

*2008 Olimpia *2008 3 de Febrero *2009 Deportes Concepción *2009 12 de Octubre *2010

*2011–2012

Deportivo Santaní Club Deportivo Santaní, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of San Estanislao, locally known as ''Santaní''. The club was founded February 27, 2009 and plays in División Intermedia, the second division in the Paraguayan football l ...

*2013 Resistencia *2014

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*2015 29 de Setiembre *2016 *2017 13 de Junio

International career

On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the

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in the city of

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, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.

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* * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Luque Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's youth international footballers Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers General Caballero Sport Club footballers Sportivo Trinidense footballers Club Nacional footballers Club Sport Colombia footballers Club Olimpia footballers Club Atlético 3 de Febrero players 12 de Octubre Football Club players Deportivo Santaní players Resistencia S.C. footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Paraguayan División Intermedia players Paraguayan Primera División players Paraguayan Tercera División players Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Men's association football goalkeepers Olympic footballers for Paraguay Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-footy-goalkeeper-stub