Rogerio Leichtweis /ref> (born June 28, 1988) is a Paraguayan
football
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forward
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who currently plays for
Club Deportivo Guabirá
Club Deportivo Guabirá is a Bolivian professional football club from Montero, Santa Cruz, that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Their home ground is the Estadio Gilberto Parada, which has a capacity of 18,000 spectators.
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.
Career
Rogerio Leichtweis began his career in
Club Olimpia
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. Then he was transferred to
Club Libertad
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. From 2009 to 2010 he was in Tacuary on loan, where he had only four appearances.
For the 2011 season, Leichtweis was transferred to Sportivo San Lorenzo on loan. The next year was loaned to Club Cerro Porteño (Presidente Franco), where he finished goalscorer of the team with 14 goals in 36 matches, and was third in the Top Scorers table of the Torneo Apertura.
In December 2012, Leichtweis arrived in
Colombia
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after signing a one-year loan deal with
Deportes Tolima
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Founded in 1954, the club has wo ...
until the end of the year.
National team
Leichtweis was called up on November 14, 2012 by coach
Gerardo Pelusso
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for a friendly match against
Guatemala
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. However, he remained on the bench throughout all the match, which ended 3-1 with Paraguayan victory over Guatemala.