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Robustiano Maciel (24 May 1930 - 5 September 2019) was a Paraguayan
football player A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
and manager. He was part of Paraguay's
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that won the
1953 South American Championship The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 g ...
.


International career

Maciel was selected in Paraguay's
1953 South American Championship squads The following squads were named for the 1953 South American Championship that took place in Peru. Bolivia * Ricardo Alcón * Víctor Brown * José Bustamante * René Cabrera * Delfín Díaz * Eduardo González * Benigno Gutiérrez * Eduardo ...
for the
1953 South American Championship The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 g ...
. He played three games during the tournament, against Chile, Ecuador and hosts Peru national football team, as Paraguay won the competition for the first time. The game against Chile on 25 February was his first cap with Paraguay. Maciel was again in Paraguay's
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for the
1955 South American Championship The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tourn ...
. He played five games during the tournament. He was also in the
squad In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer. NATO and US doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section." while US Army do ...
for the
1956 South American Championship South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with ...
. The friendly game against Brazil on 17 June 1956 was his 18th and last cap with Paraguay.


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Robustiano Maciel
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