Daniel Onega

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Personal information
Daniel Onega
Full name	Daniel German Onega
Date of birth	March 17, 1945 (age 62)
Place of birth	Las Parejas, Argentina
Nickname	El Fantasmo de River
Playing position	centre forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	-
Youth clubs
	River Plate
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1965-1971 1972 1973 1973-1977 1978	River Plate Racing Club River Plate Córdoba CF Millonarios	207(87) 41(9) -(-) ?(?) ?(?)
National team
1966-1972	Argentina	13 (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Onega is a retired Argentine football centre forward. He was born on March 17, 1945, in the city of Las Parejas in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina.

Onega started his career at River Plate. It was with River that he became the topscorer in the 1966 Copa Libertadores with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in the Copa Libertadores, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.

In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season.

In 1973 he moved to Spain to play for Córdoba CF in the Spanish 2nd division, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to Millonarios in Colombia. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.