Dante Rafael López Fariña (born 16 August 1983 in
Asunción) is a retired
Paraguayan professional footballer.
López's good form with lowly club
Crotone
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earned him a call up for
Paraguay at the
2007 Copa America
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. His form attracted some interest of a few larger Italian clubs, including
Napoli. However, López moved back to Paraguay to play for
Libertad, after the relegation of Crotone from
Serie B.
Zacatepec
On 9 June 2016, it was announced that Lopez along with Pumas teammate
Ludueña would join Zacatepec in the Ascenso MX.
Honours
Club titles
Libertad
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Paraguayan Primera División:
Apertura 2008
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UNAM
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Liga MX
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:
Clausura 2009,
Clausura 2011
Individual awards
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Paraguayan 1st Division topscorer in 2005.
* Participation in the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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with Paraguay.
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1983 births
Living people
Paraguayan men's footballers
Club Sol de América footballers
Cerro Porteño players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Córdoba CF players
Club Nacional footballers
Club Olimpia footballers
Genoa CFC players
FC Crotone players
Club Libertad footballers
Club Universidad Nacional footballers
Club Guaraní players
Atlético Zacatepec players
Club Deportivo Capiatá players
Paraguayan Primera División players
Israeli Premier League players
Segunda División players
Serie B players
Liga MX players
Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
2004 Copa América players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
2007 Copa América players
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Asunción
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