Juan León Cañete Guex (born 27 July 1929, date of death unknown) was a Paraguayan football forward. Cañete started his career in

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before playing for

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ian sides

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and Vasco da Gama, in which he won the Campeonato Carioca. In 1951, he was one of several Paraguayan footballers to play for

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. At the national team level, Cañete was part of the Paraguay squad that competed in the

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but didn’t play any game. He also took part in the 1955 Copa America, 1956 Copa America and 1959 Copa America in Argentina. Cañete is deceased.

References

Sources

* A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical Notes - Heroes of Mundials"; GiA Katowice 1993

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* 1929 births Year of death missing Paraguayan men's footballers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players CR Vasco da Gama players Paraguay men's international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Club Presidente Hayes footballers Men's association football forwards {{Paraguay-footy-forward-stub