Secundino Aifuch Osorio (born 21 July 1952) is a

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an former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

He spent most of his career in the

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, playing with Sol de América and

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 ...

, winning a title with the latter in

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and playing five matches at the

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before moving to Spanish side

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ahead of the 1978–79 La Liga season. In four seasons in Spain, he made 67 league appearances, scoring six times. In his fourth match with the club, on 29 April 1979, he scored against

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, putting one past

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albeit during a 2–1 defeat. Three weeks later, he scored Espanyol's 2,000th top-flight goal in a victory over

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. The transfer of young star defender Canito to Barcelona meant Aifuch became a regular starter during his second season in 1979–80. He netted his only brace with the team in a win over

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in May 1981. However, Canito's return to Espanyol in 1981–82 relegated him back to the bench. Even further, he suffered a grave injury during a match against Las Palmas on 10 November 1981, tearing his MCL in his left knee. This was Aifuch's last match in La Liga. He returned to Cerro Porteño for a season before finishing his career with Sportivo San Lorenzo and

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, with a short stint with Italian club AC Santa Maria in 1984–1985. In 2017, he was selected by a commission of Cerro Porteño fans as one of the 35 "club idols" that received a tribute at the re-inauguration of their home ground

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International career

Aifuch was part of the national squad that won the

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held in Paraguay by going undefeated. He scored in the semi-final victory over

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. He earned 20 caps with the senior national team from 1975 to 1981. He represented his country during

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and 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He also played in the 1976 Taça do Atlântico.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Cerro Porteño *

Personal life

His uncle, Juvencio Osorio, won three straight titles with Cerro Porteño (1972–1974) before spending four years at Espanyol and eventually retiring with Cerro Porteño. They were teammates for one season in Spain in 1978–79.

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