The following is a summary of the 2008 season by Paraguayan football (soccer) club

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most su ...

. Olimpia participated in the following competitions in 2008: Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura (pertaining to the Paraguayan first division) and the

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. In December, Eduardo Delmás was elected as the club's new president replacing Oscar Paciello.

Torneo Apertura 2008

Olimpia started the year 2008 with the announcement of a new coach, Argentine Gustavo Costas who promised the use and promotion of the youth division players. The main signing for the year was that of Paraguayan international Carlos Humberto Paredes from

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. Paredes returned to his home club Olimpia after playing for 8 years in Europe.

Team roster

*Coach: Gustavo Costas

Final standing

Results

Top scorers

Top scorers for Olimpia in the Apertura tournament: Hellboy

Torneo Clausura 2008

For the Clausura tournament the club hired the requested players by coach Gustavo Costas to fight for the title. However, poor performances and results both in the

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tournament resulted in the resignation of the Argentine coach on August 28. On the next day, Paraguayan Ever Hugo Almeida was chosen as the new coach of Olimpia, marking his return to the club since the 1993 season where he won the first division title in undefeated fashion.

Transfers

The following transfers occurred prior to the start of the Clausura tournament: In: * Denis Caniza ''From Cruz Azul'' * Jose Ramirez ''From Olimpo'' * Franco Mendoza ''From C.A. Huracán'' *

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Juan Manuel Lucero Juan Manuel Lucero Campos (born 26 May 1985) is an Argentine naturalized Chilean former footballer who played as a winger for clubs in Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. Career Lucero played for different Chilean clubs such as Coquimbo Unid ...

'' From CD Cobresal'' *

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Club Libertad Club Libertad is a professional association football, football club based in Asunción, Paraguay that currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División. The club plays its home games at Estadio Tigo La Huerta; which holds 10,100 people. Fo ...

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Marco Lazaga Marco Antonio Lazaga Dávalos, (born 26 February 1983 in Nanawa) is a football striker from Paraguay. Career Lazaga started his career with Club 2 de Mayo of Pedro Juan Caballero, before signing with the Argentine side Belgrano of Córdoba. ...

''From Sportivo Luqueño'' *

Darío Caballero Darío Rául Caballero (born 1 January 1977) is a retired Paraguayan football defender. Caballero spent most of his years playing for Paraguayan teams such as Cerro Porteño, Libertad and Olimpia, but also played for teams in Argentina, Colom ...

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'' Out: * Angel Ortiz ''To

Club Guaraní Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción. Founded on 12 October 1903, it is one of the oldest and one of the most successful in the country, with eleven Primera División titles, and ...

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Gilberto Palacios Gilberto Ramón Palacios Acosta (born 8 January 1980, in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football striker. Career Palacios began playing football with local side Club Olimpia. He won the league with Olimpia from 1998 to 2000 (as the club won four ...

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'' * David Villalba ''To Deportes Tolima'' * Emanuel Fernandes ''To Vélez Sársfield'' *

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Leonardo Bordad Leonardo Octavio Bordad López (born June 30, 1979 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Leonardo Bordad, is an Uruguayan former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of fo ...

''To Sol de America'' * Ricardo Dominguez ''To

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'' * Michel Godoy '' To 3 de Febrero'' *

Rodrigo Romero Rodrigo Romero (born 8 October 1982) is a Paraguayan footballer that plays as a goalkeeper. He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team. Club *2002 General Caballero ZC *2002–2003 Sportivo Trinidense *2 ...

''To 3 de Febrero'' *

Milton Benítez Milton Rodrigo Benítez Lirio (born 30 March 1986) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Sport Huancayo as midfielder. Career Benítez started his career in Paraguayan club Libertad in 2005, moving on to play for other clubs such ...

''To 3 de Febrero'' *

Mauro Monges Mauro Milciades Monges (born 17 February 1983 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Pacífico FC of the Primera División in Perú. Teams * Sportivo San Lorenzo 2002 * Guaraní 2003 * Nacional 2004 * Rosario Cen ...

''Retired'' * Juvenal Cardozo ''To Guabirá'' * Martín García ''To Defensor Sporting''

Team roster

*Last Updated: August, 2008.
Players List
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Final standing

*Last Updated: December, 2008
League Stats

Results

Top scorers

Top scorers for Olimpia in the Clausura tournament. *Last Updated:December 24, 2008 Estadisticas:Goleadores Clausura
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Torneo Apertura 2008

Team roster

Final standing

Results

Top scorers

Torneo Clausura 2008

Transfers

Team roster

Final standing

Results

Top scorers

International competition(s)

Copa Sudamericana 2008

References

See also