Rubén Noceda (11 May 1931 – 8 April 2007) was a

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

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who played as a

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. He was part of the

Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team (), nicknamed ''La Albirroja,'' represents Paraguay in men's international Association football, football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association, Asociación Paraguaya de Fút ...

that participated in the 1953 Copa America which was eventually won by Paraguay.

Club career

Noceda started his career in the youth divisions of

Presidente Hayes Presidente Hayes () is a Departments of Paraguay, department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villa Hayes. The department was named after U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, who awarded the territory to Paraguay while arbitrating a bounda ...

and made his debut in the first team squad in 1946. He played for Presidente Hayes until 1956 and won the only Paraguayan 1st division title in the club's history in 1952. Noceda also played for

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

vian club

Atlético Chalaco Club Atlético Chalaco, commonly known as Atlético Chalaco, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Callao, Peru. The club was founded on 9 June, 1902 by a group of students from the school, becoming the first football represe ...

International career

Noceda was selected in

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for the

1953 South American Championship The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 go ...

. He played two games in the tournament, against

on 8 March, his first cap with Paraguay,and against

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

on 12 March. He played two games for the

1958 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 55 teams entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Sweden as the hosts and West Germany, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open ...

, both against Uruguay on 14 July 1957,and 28 July 1957. The latter was his fourth and last cap with Paraguay.

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