Carlos Vidal Sanabria Acuña (born 11 April 1967 in

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) is a former

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from

Club

Sanabria started his football career in the youth divisions of Club 13 Tuyutí of

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and then moved to

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before making his debut for

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in 1987. His career in Olimpia would last until 1995, winning several national and international championships with the club. Afterwards, Sanabria had brief stints in several clubs such as River Plate (Asuncion),

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, Libertad, Resistencia,

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and Sol de América before retiring.

International

Sanabria made his international debut for the

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on 1 July 1989 in a

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match against

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(5-2 win), substituting

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in the 86th minute. He obtained a total number of 21 international caps, scoring one goal for the national side. Sanabria played in the Copa America 1989, Copa America 1991 and Copa America 1993.RSSSF – Copa America 1993

Honours

Club

* Olimpia **

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vis ...

: 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995 **

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: 1990 **

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: 1990 **

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: 1992

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanabria, Vidal Carlos 1966 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Sportivo Luqueño players Club Sol de América footballers Copa Libertadores-winning players Paraguayan Primera División players Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players Deportivo Pereira footballers People from San Lorenzo, Paraguay Sportspeople from Central Department Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia