Rubén Evaristo Fernández Real (2 May 1931 – 9 October 2015) was a
footballer who played as a
forward
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* Forward (association football)
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.
He captained the
Paraguay national team which 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 ...
.
Career
Fernández was born in
Villarrica, Paraguay.
He started his career around 1946 in the youth divisions of
Club Estero Bellaco in Villarrica. In 1950, he moved to
Club Libertad
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Fo ...
. After winning the South American Championship with Paraguay, Fernández moved to Argentine club
Boca Juniors
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, where he played from 1953 to 1956 and won the 1954 Argentine championship. He ended his career at
San Lorenzo de Almagro, having played there from 1957 to 1958.
Personal life
After being forced to retire from football at the age of 27 due to injuries, Fernández became a
dentist
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.
He died aged 84 on 9 October 2015 in
Buenos Aires.
References
External links
Profile at Albirroja.com
2015 deaths
1931 births
Paraguayan footballers
Association football forwards
Club Libertad footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate footballers
Paraguay international footballers
Copa América-winning players
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