Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan

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, mostly known for its

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team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero,

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, and was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa on the border of the capital city,

. Sol de America have won the

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title on two occasions, in 1986 and then again in 1991. They also have a strong

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team and an athletics department.

Honours

National

* Primera División ** Winners (2): 1986, 1991 * División Intermedia ** Winners (4): 1965, 1977, 2006,

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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 6 appearances ::Best: Quarter-finals in 1989 ::1989: Quarter-finals

Current squad

''As of 6 September 2024''

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. 1970s *

Secundino Aifuch Secundino Aifuch Osorio (born 21 July 1952) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career He spent most of his career in the Paraguayan Primera División, playing with Sol de América and Cerro Porteño ...

(1971–75) *

Teresio Centurión Teresio Faustino Centurión Sosa (born 3 October 1958) is a former football midfielder and coach. Career Centurión started his career in Sol de América in 1976 until 1989, with a 3-month spell at club Capitán Figari in 1981. He also played ...

(1976-1980 and 1981-1989) 1990s *

Gustavo Neffa Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez (born 30 November 1971) is a retired footballer from Paraguay. He started his career in Olimpia Asunción. At the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese. He returned to ...

(1996–98) 2000s *

Enrique Vera Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed ''Rambert'' (born 10 March 1979, in Asunción), is a Paraguayan Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manage ...

(2000–02) *

Fabián Caballero Néstor Fabián Caballero (31 January 1978 – 27 September 2024), commonly referred to as Tyson, was an Argentine-Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a forward. Caballero had a 19-year career, playing in Argentina, Paraguay, Eng ...

(2000) *

Cristian Bogado Cristian Venancio Bogado Morínigo (born 7 January 1987) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a striker. International goals Honours Club ;Colo-Colo * Primera División de Chile Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera ...

(2004) *

Pablo Zeballos Pablo Daniel Zeballos Ocampos (born 4 March 1986) is a Paraguayan football attacking midfielder. Zeballos represented the Paraguay national team from 2008 to 2012, featuring in the 2011 Copa América where Paraguay finished runners-up. In 2011, ...

(2005–07) *

Miguel Ángel Cuéllar Miguel Ángel Cuéllar (born 25 September 1982) is a retired Paraguayan footballer who played as a striker. He had a short spell in Europe when he was transferred alongside teammate André Galiassi from Bolívar to CFR Cluj in Romania. Honou ...

(2007) * Josías Paulo Cardoso Júnior (2009–2011) 2010s * Glacinei Martins (2010–2011) *

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(2016–) Non-

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players *

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(2001) * Massimiliano Ammendola (2013–14)

Managers

Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás (, ; né Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward and an attacking ...

(1985–86) *

Sergio Markarián Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamián (born 1 November 1944) is a Uruguayan-Argentine former football coach of Armenian descent. In 2015, he was the head coach of the Greece national team. Early life Markarián lived in Argentina during most o ...

(1987–89) * Ever Hugo Almeida (Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 1, 1999), (Jan 1, 2000 – Jan 1, 2001) *

Ricardo Dabrowski Ricardo Mariano Dabrowski (born 28 March 1961) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a forward for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Career A native of Temperley, Dabrowski (also known as ''Ruso'') played football ...

(2011–2013) *

Gualberto Jara Gualberto Ramón Jara Vera (Asunción, Paraguay, July 13, 1959) is a Paraguayan football manager. Teams (assistant coach) * Cerro Corá (1993) * Olimpia (1994) * Colo-Colo (1995-1998) * Racing de Santander (1999-2001) * Racing de Santande ...

(2013) *

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(2013) *

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(2013–2014) * Daniel Garnero (2015–2016) * Fernando Ortiz (2017) * Fernando Ortiz (2018) *

Pablo Daniel Escobar Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (, born 23 February 1979) is a football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is the current head coach of the Bolivia national under-20 team. Born in Paraguay, Escob ...

(2019–2020) *

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(2020) *

Celso Ayala Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (; born 20 August 1970) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Career With 85 caps and six goals, Ayala one of the most capped players in the Paraguay national team. Ayala ...

(2020–2021) *

Juan Pablo Pumpido Juan Pablo Pumpido (born 21 December 1982) is an Argentine football manager. Career Pumpido was born in Santa Fe. After playing youth football at Unión de Santa Fe, Platense and San Lorenzo, he retired at the age of 21 and studied to become ...

(2021–2022) *

(2022) *

Pablo Guiñazú Pablo Horacio Guiñazú (born 26 August 1978) is an Argentine Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He is the current sporting director of Talleres de Córdoba, Talleres. A hard-working defens ...

(2022) * Gustavo Bobadilla (2022–2023) * Cesar Castro (2023)

Other sports

Athletics

Sol de América also has an athletics department affiliated with the

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. Physical preparers of the club are Edgar Torres and

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and

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javelin thrower

Leryn Franco Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri (born 1 March 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan model, actress and former athlete who currently works for the athletics department of Club Sol de América. Franco participated at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics com ...

Basketball

Sol de América also has a

team participating in the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League. *Paraguayan Championship: 9 :1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2011

References

External links

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Paraguayan Soccer Info
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