Ángel Berni

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Ángel Berni
Berni playing for San Lorenzo in 1955
Personal information
Full name Angel Antonio Berni Gómez
Date of birth January 9, 1931 (1931-01-09) (age 77)
Place of birth    Asunción, Paraguay
Playing position Striker
Youth clubs
1945-1949 Olimpia Asunción
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1949-1951
1951-1952
1953-1959
1959
1960-1964
Olimpia Asunción
Boca de Cali
San Lorenzo
Gimnasia LP
Real Betis
 ? (?)
 ? (?)
71 (29)
14 (6)
 ? (?)   
National team
1950-? Paraguay  ? (?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Angel Antonio Berni Gómez (born January 9, 1931 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former football striker.

Berni started his career at the youth divisions of Olimpia Asunción in 1945, and in 1949 he made the debut for Olimpia's first team. In 1951 he was transferred to Boca Juniors de Cali and later on played for Argentine clubs San Lorenzo de Almagro (where he became the top scorer for the 1954 season with 29 goals) and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. His last club was Real Betis of Spain.

At the national team level, Berni was part of the Paraguay squad at the 1950 World Cup and also competed in the 1953 Copa América tournament which was won by Paraguay.

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