Silvio Suárez (born 5 January 1969) is a former football defender from

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

. His most common position in defense was left-back.

Career

Club

Suárez started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia and eventually made his way to the first team where he won several national and international championships between 1990 and 1998. In 1998, he was signed by

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side

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; (lit. Workshops Athletic Club) mostly known simply as Talleres (lit. Workshops) or Talleres de Córdoba ) (Córdoba Workshops) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba. The institution is mostly known for ...

where he was part of the team that won the 1999 Copa CONMEBOL, the only international tournament in the club's history. Suárez returned to Paraguay to play for 12 de Octubre of Itaugua and end his career. In 2008, he came out of retirement to play for 12 de Octubre of Pirayú in the Liga Pirayuense de Deportes. The team was eliminated as it did not pass the qualifying stage of the league and Suárez retired from football for good.

International

Suárez also played for the

Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Paraguay) represents Paraguay in men's international Association football, football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya ...

in the

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

tournaments of 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999.Copa América 1999 at RSSSF
/ref> Suárez made his international debut for Paraguay on 27 February 1991 in a

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against

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(1–1) in

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. He obtained a total number of 34 international caps, scoring no goals for the national side.

Honours

Club

* Olimpia ** Paraguayan Primera División: 1993, 1995, 1997 **

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

: 1990 **

Supercopa Sudamericana The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by ...

: 1990 **

Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club football competition organized by CO ...

: 1990 * Talleres ** Copa CONMEBOL: 1999

References

External links

Profile at BDFA

Stats in Talleres
at Fútbol XXI

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Silvio 1969 births Living people People from San Pedro Department, Paraguay Paraguayan men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Copa Libertadores-winning players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players Men's association football fullbacks