Osvaldo Aquino (born 28 January 1952 in San Lorenzo,

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

) is a former football midfielder/winger and coach.

Playing career

Aquino started his career in the youth divisions of

Atlético Triunfo Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

and went on to play for several other teams from the San Lorenzo area before signing for

Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to Ethnography * Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia) * Guaraní language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay * ...

of the Paraguayan 1st division in 1973. In 1974, he was signed by Olimpia Asunción, where he became one of the most emblematic players of the club by winning several national and international championships in his 10-year career at the club. Aquino's highlights at Olimpia include scoring the first goal in the

Copa Libertadores 1979 The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time, the first time a team from a country outside Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil won the tournament. This allowed ...

final against Boca Juniors, winning the Intercontinental Cup in 1979 and winning six consecutive Paraguayan 1st division titles from 1978 to 1983. He finished his career in 1985 playing for San Lorenzo and Cerro Corá. Aquino was also part of the

Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Paraguay) represents Paraguay in men's international Association football, football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya ...

that won the Copa America 1979.Copa America 1979 at RSSSF
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Managerial career

Aquino received his certification in 1989 and some of his coaching jobs included managing the youth divisions of San Lorenzo, head coach of

and member of the technical staff of Club Libertad in 2001 and 2002.

Titles

National

International

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquino, Osvaldo 1952 births Living people Paraguay men's international footballers Copa América-winning players 1979 Copa América players Paraguayan men's footballers Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Paraguayan football managers People from San Lorenzo, Paraguay Sportspeople from Central Department Men's association football midfielders