Daniel Onega (born March 17, 1945) is a retired Argentine football player who played most of his career for River Plate. He also played for the Argentina national team between 1966 and 1972. He is the brother of the late

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Ermindo Onega Ermindo Ángel Onega (30 April 1940 – 21 December 1979) was an Argentine footballer, attacking midfielder and forward from River Plate. He played for River Plate from 1957 to 1968, scoring 98 goals in 222 matches. In 1972, he played for C ...

. Onega started his career at River Plate. It was with River Plate that he became the topscorer in the 1966 Copa Libertadores with 17 goals, setting the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season in that tournament, a record that has never been surpassed. He is also the 4th in the all time Copa Libertadores topscorers list with 31 goals in 47 games.rsssf: Copa Libertadores Top Scorers
In 1972 Onega moved to Racing Club for a season, but he only managed 9 goals and returned to River the following season. In 1973, he moved to

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to play for Córdoba CF in the Spanish 2nd division, he stayed with the club until 1978 when he moved to

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in Colombia. It was with Millonarios that he won his first and only league title. At the end of the 1978 season Onega retired from football.

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* 1945 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Córdoba CF players Millonarios F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Colombia People from Belgrano Department, Santa Fe Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub