Juan Pablo Raponi (born May 7, 1982 in

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) is an

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who plays for

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. He is nicknamed "Cachete".

Career

Raponi started his career with River PlateEn Una Baldosa Profile
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he was reunited with Díaz at

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at the 4th level of English football. Díaz's time at Oxford was not very successful and he left in 2005, Raponi also returned to Argentina to play for Instituto. He then went on to play for Ponferradina and Racing de Ferrol in

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. He played for

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

ian side Emelec during the late half of 2009. In 2010, Raponi returned to Argentina by joining

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side Ferro Carril Oeste.

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Argentine Primera statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raponi, Juan 1982 births Living people People from Rosario Department Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Argentine people of Italian descent Club Atlético River Plate footballers Universidad de Chile footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Olimpo footballers Instituto footballers Sportivo Luqueño players Oxford United F.C. players SD Ponferradina players Lorca Deportiva CF footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético 3 de Febrero players Club Sol de América footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza footballers Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Ecuadorian Serie A players Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province