Roberto Acuña

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'Toro' Acuña
Full name	Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello
Date of birth	March 25, 1972 (1972-03-25) (age 36)
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Height	175 cm
Playing position	Central midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-2002 2002-2006 2003-2004 2004 2007 2007	Club Nacional Argentinos Juniors Boca Juniors Independiente Real Zaragoza Deportivo La Coruña Elche (loan) Al Ain (loan) Rosario Central Club Olimpia	- (-) 33 (4) 31 (3) 65 (3) 153 (20) 14 (0) 26 (2) - (-) 4 (0) 16 (3)
National team²
1993-	Paraguay	96 (5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2 August, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Roberto "El Toro" Acuña, fullname Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello (born March 25, 1972 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires), is a football (soccer) player from Paraguay, who currently plays for Club Olimpia in Paraguay as a central midfielder. His nickname is "Toro" (Bull), because of his strength and dominating presence.

At a young age, Acuña migrated to Paraguay, where he started playing for Club Nacional. After five years, he decided to acquire Paraguayan citizenship to play for the Paraguay national team, where he became the second most capped player in their history with 96 caps between 1993 and 2006, second only to Carlos Gamarra.^[1]Like the defender, Acuña played in three World Cups.

Acuña also played club football for Club Atlético Independiente and Boca Juniors of Argentina before moving to Europe, where he played for Real Zaragoza and Deportivo de La Coruña. In 2001, he won the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year award.

1 Honours
- 1.1 Club
2 References
3 External links

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Independiente
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1995
Real Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey: 2001

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^ RSSSF Paraguay - Record international players

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v • d • e Paraguay squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Chilavert • 2 Arce • 3 Rivarola • 4 Gamarra • 5 Ayala • 6 Aguilera • 7 Yegros • 8 A. Rojas • 9 Cardozo • 10 Acuña • 11 Sarabia • 12 Aceval • 13 Paredes • 14 R. Rojas • 15 Benítez • 16 Enciso • 17 Brizuela • 18 Ramírez • 19 Morales • 20 Caniza • 21 Campos • 22 Ruiz Díaz • Coach: Carpegiani

v • d • e 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

v • d • e 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