Club River Plate Asunción, mostly known simply as River Plate, is a Paraguayan
football club from the neighbourhood of
Mburicaó, in
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
; founded in 1911. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for several decades and their most notable achievements are the three second-place finishes they achieved when they were playing in the first division.
History
In 2015, River Plate were crowned champions on the División Intermedia and were promoted to the Primera División Paraguaya for the 2016 season.
Current squad
Notable players
:To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Played at least 125 games for the club.
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
* Been part of a national team at any time.
* Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
* Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.
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Diego Florentín (1930)
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Amadeo Ortega
Amadeo Ortega (date of birth unknown, died 17 October 1983) was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái ...
(1930)
*
José Cardozo
José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former professional footballer. He played as a striker and spent 10 years of his career playing for Toluca and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. H ...
(1988–1990)
*
Andre Galiassi (2003–2004)
*
Fernando Sanjurjo (2004)
Non-
CONMEBOL players
*
Takuma Sugano
is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Sugano was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on April 5, 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara in 1999. On April 12, 2000, he debuted against Oita ...
(2002–2005)
*
Alfredo Juraidini (2016)
*
Hee-Mang Jang (2019–)
Honours
*
Paraguayan First Division: 0
::Runners-up (3): 1919, 1926, 1930
*
Paraguayan Second Division: 3
::1913, 1957, 2018
*
Paraguayan Third Division: 1
::2010
References
External links
Albigol: River Plate InfoParaguayan Soccer Info
Football clubs in Paraguay
Football clubs in Asunción
Association football clubs established in 1911
1911 establishments in Paraguay
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