Eligio Echagüe

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Eligio Echagüe
Personal information
Full name	Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado
Date of birth	(1938-12-31) 31 December 1938
Place of birth	Concepción, Paraguay
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1946	Club Adolfo Riquelme
1947–1959	Olimpia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1950–1960	Olimpia	?	(?)
National team
	Paraguay	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Eligio Silvestre Echagüe Delgado (born 31 December 1938 in Concepción, Paraguay) is a former football defender; most commonly playing in the left-back position.

Career

Echagüe started his career at Club Adolfo Riquelme from his hometown, Concepción. In 1947, he was transferred to Olimpia Asunción and made his debut in the first team squad in 1950. He was part of the Olimpia team that won five consecutive titles coached then by the great Aurelio González.^[1] Echagüe played for the Paraguay national football team in several occasions, most notably in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1956	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division
1957	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division
1958	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division
1959	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division
1960	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division

References

↑ Eligio Echagüe: Gran marcador, pentacampeón y mundialista by Artemio Villanueva
↑ FIFA Profile

v t e Paraguay squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Mayeregger 2 Arévalo 3 J. Lezcano 4 Achúcarro 5 Villalba 6 Echagüe 7 Agüero (c) 8 Parodi 9 Romero 10 Aguilera 11 Amarilla 12 Aguilar 13 Gini 14 Segovia 15 Santos Silva 16 C. Lezcano 17 Miranda 18 Penayo 19 Insfrán 20 Aveiro 21 Ré 22 Insfrán Coach: González

Persondata
Name	Echague, Eligio
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	31 December 1938
Place of birth	Concepción, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death

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