José Ricardo Devaca Sánchez (born 18 September 1982) is a
Paraguayan former
footballer
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who last played for
Banfield of the
Argentine Primera División
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Club career
Devaca started his career at
Cerro Porteño in 2000. In 2001, he moved to
Italy to play for
Udinese, before returning to Paraguay to play again for Cerro Porteño in 2002. That same year, he moved to
Argentina to play for
Lorenzo, before moving back to Paraguay in 2003 for a third spell at Cerro Porteño. In 2004, he once again moved to Italy and Udinese, returning again to Paraguay in 2005, this time to play for
Libertad. In 2006, he had a fourth spell at Cerro Porteño, before moving to Argentina again, to play for
Godoy Cruz. In 2007, he moved to Banfield where he was part of the squad that won the
Apertura 2009 championship, helping Banfield to win the
Argentine league championship for the first time in its history.
International career
Devaca made his senior international debut on July 24 at the age of 21.8 years. Devaca was a member of the Paraguayan squad at the
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
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and part of the silver medal-winning
Paraguayan football team at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the
Portugal of
Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of
Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.
Honours
Banfield
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Primera División Argentina:
Apertura 2009
References
External links
Argentine Primera statistics*
1982 births
Living people
People from Capiatá
Sportspeople from Central Department
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
Cerro Porteño players
Udinese Calcio players
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Club Libertad footballers
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Paraguayan Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
2004 Copa América players
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Olympic footballers for Paraguay
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay
Olympic medalists in football
Club Rubio Ñu footballers
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men's association football defenders
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