Nelson Cuevas

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Nelson Cuevas
Personal information
Full name Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla
Date of birth January 10, 1980 (1980-01-10) (age 28)
Place of birth    Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre Forward
Club information
Current club Club Libertad
Number 13
Youth clubs
1997 Club Sport Colombia
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998
1998-2003
2003
2004-06
2006-2007
2008		 Tembetary
River Plate
Inter Shanghai
CF Pachuca
Club América
Club Libertad		  ? (?)
68 (10)
17 (6)
55 (17)
29 (0)
2(1)   
National team2
1999- Paraguay 40 (6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21 June, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 5 June, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Nelson "Pipino" Cuevas (born January 10, 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer, who plays as a centre forward for Club Libertad in his native Paraguay.

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.

Cuevas was released by Club America, and trained for brief period with English Premier League club Portsmouth. Both Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers have been strongly linked to him with the player stating that a move to England is a possibility in the future. He currently plays for Libertad of Paraguay.

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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
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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
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