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Aurelio González (footballer)

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Paraguayan footballer and coach (1905-1997)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.
Aurelio González
González, covered on El Gráfico in 1929
Personal information
Full name Aurelio Ramón González Benítez
Date of birth (1905-09-25)25 September 1905
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Date of death 9 July 1997(1997-07-09) (aged 91)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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Aurelio Ramón González Benítez (25 September 1905 – 9 July 1997) was a Paraguayan football player and coach.

González is one of the greatest football players of Paraguay, considered by many as the second best player behind Arsenio Erico. He started his career in Sportivo Luqueño and then moved to Olimpia of Asunción where he spent the rest of his career winning several championships, most notably the three consecutive national championships obtained by Olimpia in 1927, 1928 and 1929.

In the early 1930s he rejected an offer worth millions from San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina in order to fight for his country, Paraguay, in the Chaco War. He also was a vital player of the Paraguay national team scoring several goals in the 1920s and 1930s, and participated at the 1930 World Cup.

As a coach, he led Olimpia of Asunción to numerous championships and to the first Copa Libertadores final in 1960. He also coached the Paraguay national team in the 1958 World Cup.

References

  1. La Decada del 20
  2. Olimpia Website Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Cronologia de la actuacion paraguaya Archived 1 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. FIFA Profile

External links

Paraguay squad1929 South American Championship runners-up
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Paraguay squad1930 FIFA World Cup
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Paraguay squad1937 South American Championship fourth place
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Paraguay squad1946 South American Championship third place
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Paraguay squad1958 FIFA World Cup
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Paraguay squad1959 South American Championship (Argentina) third place
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South American Championship and Copa América top scorers
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Championship era
Copa América era
Managerial positions
Paraguay national football team – managers
Club Olimpia – managers
Sportivo Luqueño – managers
(c) = caretaker manager


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