Ángel Roberto Amarilla Lezcano (born 27 July 1981) is a Paraguayan former professional

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who played as a

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Football career

Born in

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, Amarilla was signed by Valencia CF in the summer of 1999, being hailed as of one of the biggest promises in his country after playing as a 17-year-old for

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, which led his agent Eduardo Gamarnik trying to find a club for him in Europe. He was initially assigned to

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. On 21 November 2000 Amarilla made his first – and only – official appearance for the main squad, with coach Héctor Cúper fielding him in a 2–0 home win against

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for the season's

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second group stage. Released by the ''Che'' in June 2006 after several loans, he resumed his career in the Spanish lower leagues, mainly with

UD Alzira Unión Deportiva Alzira is a Spanish football team based in Alzira, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1946 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' Estadio Luis Suñer Picó'', with a capacity of ...

and mostly in the

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Honours

Club

;Cerro Porteño * Paraguayan Primera División:

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;Alzira *

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: 2007–08 ;Sant Andreu *

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: 2009–10

References

External links

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Stats and bio at CiberChe

Stats at Resultados de Fútbol
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amarilla, Angel 1981 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Club Olimpia footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Getafe CF footballers CD Badajoz players UD Alzira footballers UE Sant Andreu footballers Huracán Valencia CF players Cerro Porteño players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain People from Cordillera Department