Ángel Antonio Berni Gómez (9 January 1931 – 24 November 2017) was a football striker.

Career

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

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and later on played for Argentine clubs

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(where he became the top scorer for the 1954 season with 29 goals) and

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. His last club was

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. At the national team level, Berni was part of the Paraguay squad at the

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and also competed in the 1953 Copa América tournament which was won by Paraguay.

References

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