Nelson Cuevas

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Nelson Cuevas
Full name	Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla
Date of birth	January 10, 1980 (age 27)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	172 cm (5'7")
Nickname	Pipino
Playing position	Centre Forward
Club information
Current club	Club América
Number	23
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998 1998-2003 2003 2004-06 2006-	Club Atlético Tembetary River Plate Inter Shanghai CF Pachuca Club América	? (?) ? (?) 17 (6) 55 (17) 24 (4)
National team
1999-	Paraguay	? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Nelson "Pipino" Cuevas full name: Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (born January 10, 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer, who currently plays as a centre forward for Club América.

Cuevas started his career at Club Atlético Tembetary, a lower division club from Paraguay, before moving to River Plate of Argentina in 1998. In the 2004-2005 season he was transferred to Club América of Mexico, who loaned him out to Pachuca where he was Champion in the year 2006. He then returned to Club América.

Cuevas represented Paraguay at the 2002 World Cup, scoring two superb crucial goals in Paraguay's final group match, a 3-1 win over Slovenia. Without the two goals, South Africa would have progressed to the second round at Paraguay's expense on goal difference. Cuevas was also in the National team in the Germany 2006 World Cup, and scored the second goal in the 2-0 Paraguay victory over Trinidad & Tobago after an assist by teammate Roque Santa Cruz. Despite the win, Paraguay failed to advance to the second round.

His mother, Nidia Amarilla, is also his manager, which is a rarity in the soccer world.

[edit] Career

1998 : Club Atlético Tembetary - Paraguay
1998-2003 : River Plate - Argentina
2003: Inter Shanghai - China
2004-2004 : CF Pachuca - Mexico
2005: River Plate - Argentina
2005-2006 : CF Pachuca - Mexico
2006-present : Club America - Mexico

	Paraguay squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Chilavert \| 2 Arce \| 3 Sarabia \| 4 Gamarra \| 5 Ayala \| 6 Struway \| 7 Báez \| 8 Alvarenga \| 9 Santa Cruz \| 10 Acuña \| 11 Campos \| 12 Villar \| 13 Paredes \| 14 Gavilán \| 15 Bonet \| 16 Morínigo \| 17 Franco \| 18 Cáceres \| 19 Sanabria \| 20 Cardozo \| 21 Caniza \| 22 Tavarelli \| 23 Cuevas \| Coach: Maldini

	Paraguay squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Villar \| 2 Núñez \| 3 Toledo \| 4 Gamarra \| 5 Cáceres \| 6 Bonet \| 7 Cabañas \| 8 Barreto \| 9 Santa Cruz \| 10 Acuña \| 11 Gavilán \| 12 Gómez \| 13 Paredes \| 14 da Silva \| 15 Manzur \| 16 Riveros \| 17 Montiel \| 18 Valdez \| 19 dos Santos \| 20 López \| 21 Caniza \| 22 Bobadilla \| 23 Cuevas \| Coach: Ruiz

Club América - Current Squad
1 Ochoa \| 2 Rodríguez \| 3 Castro \| 4 Ó. Rojas \| 5 Davino \| 6 Cervantes \| 7 Bilos \| 8 Saritama \| 9 Cabañas \| 10 Blanco \| 12 Becerra \| 14 Infante \| 16 R. Rojas \| 17 Torres \| 18 Villa \| 19 Peña \| 20 Argüello \| 22 Mendoza \| 23 Cuevas \| 28 Salinas \| 30 Navarrete \| 52 Mosqueda \| 54 Esqueda \| 55 Fernández \| 56 Gómez \| 57 Freire \| 59 Iñigo \| Manager Tena