Lorenzo Calonga Arce (28 August 1929 – 20 September 2003) was a Paraguayan

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and midfielder who was part of the Paraguay squad for the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

finals.

Career

Calonga began playing football in Paraguay with Cerro Porteño,

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most s ...

and

Club Guaraní Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción. Founded on 12 October 1903, it is one of the oldest and one of the most successful in the country, with eleven Primera División titles, and ...

, where he won the 1949 Paraguayan Primera División title. He moved to Colombia where he played for

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and

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...

. He finished his playing career in Mexico with Club León and

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. Calonga scored a goal for the Paraguay national team in a friendly against Brazil on 13 May 1950. After he retired from playing, Calonga returned to Colombia to work as a coach. He managed Deportes Quindío during the 1961 season.

Personal

Lorenzo Calonga is from a Paraguayan family of famous athletes, including Manuel Calonga who played football and basketball for Club Guaraní. Calonga died from pneumonia in Arauca, at the age of 77.

References

External links

FIFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calonga, Lorenzo 1926 births 2003 deaths Paraguayan footballers Paraguay international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players Association football forwards Club Guaraní players Deportivo Pereira footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Club León footballers Irapuato F.C. footballers